Happy New Year in Different Languages

New Year Greetings / Wishes in Different Language : 
As far as New Year traditions go, the most common and widely followed one is to greet others. Sharing your happiness at the advent of yet another New Year with everyone you love is a joyful experience indeed. Nowadays, with technology taking giant leaps forward, there are no lack of options to send out your New Year greetings. However, nothing is more personal or endearing than New Year cards, signed by hand and addressed to the recipient. And if you have friends around the world, put a smile on their faces by greeting them in their own language. You could also record a video of you wishing them in their language and send it across. Here are some New Years greetings in different languages from across the world. (We've also included a handy pronunciation guide.)

And here are a couple of bonus greetings : 

• Bosnian - Sretna nova godina (sr-et-na no-va go-din-a)
• Turkish - 'Mutlu yıllar!'

Have a blast wishing your friends and loved ones a Happy New Year, in different languages, from around the world, this festive season.

Saying Happy New Year! Around the World

S.N.	Language	Happy New Year!
1	Spanish	"Feliz Año Nuevo!" (feh-liz an-yoh n-way-vo)
2	Italian	"Buon anno" (boo-on ah-nno) or "Felice anno nuovo" (fae-lee-chae ah-nno noo-o-vo)
3	French	"Bonne Année" (bon a-nay)
4	Portuguese	"Feliz Ano Novo" (feh-liz an-oh noh-voh)
5	German	"Frohes Neues Jahr" (frohes neuyis yar)
6	Gaelic (Scotland)	"Bliadhna mhath ur" (bleenah vahth oohr)
7	Irish	"Athbhliain faoi mhaise dhuit" (awh-tvleen fwee mm-hay-sheh gutch)
8	Hindi	Nayye saal ki haardik shubh-kaam-nayen
9	Russian	S novim godom
10	Japanese	Akemashite omedetou
11	Afrikaans	Voorspoedige nuwe jaar
12	Arabic	Kul 'am wa antum bikhair
13	Basque	Urte Berri on
14	Bengali	Shuvo noboborsho
15	Chinese (Cantonese)	Sun nien fai lok
16	Chinese (Mandarin)	Xin nian yu kuai
17	Czech	Stastny Novy Rok
18	Danish	Godt NytÅr
19	Dutch	Gelukkig nieuwjaar
20	Esperanto	Bonan Novjaron
21	Finnish	Onnellista uutta vuotta
22	Greek	Eutychismenos o kainourgios chronos
23	Hawaiian	Hauoli Makahiki hou
24	Hebrew	Shana Tova
25	Hungarian	Boldog uj evet
26	Indonesian (Bahasa)	Selamat Tahun Baru
27	Korean	Sehe Bokmanee Bateuseyo
28	Laotian (Hmong)	Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab
29	Latin	Felix sit annus novus
30	Nigerian (Hausa)	Barka da sabuwar shekara
31	Norwegian	Godt Nytt År
32	Philippines (Tagalog)	Manigong Bagong Taon
33	Polish	Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
34	Romanian	La Multi Ani si Un An Nou Fericit
35	Samoan	Ia manuia le Tausaga Fou
36	Swahili	Heri za Mwaka Mpya
37	Swedish	Gott Nytt År
38	Thai	Sawatdee Pi Mai
39	Vietnamese	Chuc mung nam moi
40	Welsh	Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

Last Updated : December 16, 2014