How to Say Cheers in Different Languages

Salute , cheers and Slainte..

If you are out on travel, journey, holiday etc. and are drinking a great whisky , you may
want to say cheers to the locals.
Here is a guide to you on how to say cheers in different countries.

Hầu như anh đàn ông nào cũng nói uống rượu vì công việc, vì đang
vui, đang buồn... xin giới thiệu một số câu chúc của các nước để thấy
quan niệm về việc uống rượu của họ thế nào.

Italia: Chin... chin!
Anh: Cheers! (Chúc sức khoẻ).
Pháp: A votre santé! (Vì sức khoẻ của bạn).
Đức: Zum whol! (Tiến tới sự thịnh vượng).
Thuỵ Điển: Scole! (Chúc sức khoẻ).
Tiệp Khắc (cũ): Na dravie! (Chúc sức khoẻ).
Việt Nam ta: Một, hai, ba... dzô! Một, hai, ba... dzô... Hahahaha

Năm Mới Tết đến, Nhậu thôi!

Country

Remark / explanation

AAfrica

Kenya - hey is Jambo
Kikuyu (Kenya) Rathima andu atene
South African : There are 11 official languages English - cheers
Afrikaans - Gesondheid and try the word Amandla for the other 9

Agentina

(Spanish - Latin American)

Salud y amor y tiempo para disfrutarlo

America

Cheers
Wisconsin that has very strong German roots and everyone toasts,
almost without fail; "Prost"

Albanian

Gëzuar / Gezuar

or Shëndeti tuaj

Arabic

Fisehatak (to your health) / Shucram (United Arab Emirates)

Armenian

Genatzt (or Genatset / Genatsoot ("Life"))

Asturian

Gayola
Austrian / Austria Prosit - Prost (German) / Zum Wohl
Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani

Afiyæt oslun

AWA

AWA !!! klinke klanke glasset i bordet gentagne gange ...

et AWA i en sætning udløser en skål.

Australia

Cheers, Cherio

Country

Remark / explanation

BBahasa

(Indonesia)

Pro

Baluchi (Iran)

Vashi

Basque

On egin

Topa

Belgian /

Belgium

'Op uw gezondheid' is fine for the Flemish (Dutch speaking) part of the country but for the other half, the French speaking people, it's the same as for France 'A VOTRE SANTE', although there are of course many other expressions.

Thanx to Patricia WRIGHT (Belgium / French)

Belize

(English)?

Bengali

Joy

Bolivia

(Spanish - Latin America)

Salud y amor y tiempo para disfrutarlo

Bosnian

Zivjeli

Brazilian

Saude, Viva

(Spain, France) Topa

Breton

Yec'hed mat

Brunei

Darussalam

(Malay)?

Bulgarian

Na zdrave (to your health)

(Nazdrave ?)

Country

Remark / explanation

CCanada

Cheers

Caribbean

?

Catalan (Spain)

(Spanish)? Salut
Txin txin
Sant Hilari, Sant Hilari, fill de puta qui no se l'acabi
("Son of a bitch the one that does not finish the cup", vulgar)

Chile

(Spanish - Latin American)

Salud y amor y tiempo para disfrutarlo

Chinese

Nien Nien nu e. Kong Chien

Chinese

Yung sing ("drink and win")
(Cantonese) Gom bui ("dry the cup")
Chinese Gan bei ("dry the cup")
Mandarin : Gan bei
or Kong chien.

Colombia

(Spanish - Latin American)

Salud y amor y tiempo para disfrutarlo

Cornish

Yeghes da

Costa Rica

"Pura Vida" (pure life) which they use for everything.

Thanks to : Dale Leatherman

(See also : Spanish - Latin American : Salud y amor y tiempo para

disfrutarlo)

Creole

Salud

Croatian

Zivjeli (write a small v above the Z)

Zivjeli / U zdravlje

Czech

Na zdraví (to your health)

Czechoslovakian Na Zdravi, Nazdar

Country

Remark / explanation

DDenmark /

Danish / Dansk

Skaal / Skål

Bunden i vejret eller resten i håret (Bottoms up or the rest in your hair.)

Dominican

Republic

(Spanish - Latin American)

Dutch
(Netherlands)
(Belgium)

Proost. Proost, Geluk, or Gezondheid
Dutch (Flemish) Proost
Gezondheid (to your health)
In pure dutch (netherlands) you should say, 'gezondheid' but more
common is 'proost'. Any othter expresion in any language can be and
will be used. As long as we can drink it will be OK.

Country

Remark / explanation

EEgyptian

Fee sihetak