How to Say Cheers! Around the World

Being able to say "cheers" in the local language bridges a fun gap between you and the locals. Nothing like a little bonding over a local brew. So bottoms up and bond away!

Language Phrase / Pronunciation

Arabic

تحياتي! [tahayaati!]

في صحتك! [fi sihtik] (Egypt)
FEE si-HA-ti-ka
That could be used pretty much in all Arabic speaking countries Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, etc.

santé (Morocco)
sant

cheers (Morocco)
cheers

Bahasa Indonesian

bersulang or just say "cheers" since it's not really Indonesian culture

Basque

topa

Bulgarian

hаздраве [nazdrave]
NAZ-dra-vey

Cebuano

tagay

Danish

skål
skol

Dutch

proost
prohst

Finnish

kippis
keep-bis

French

santé
sahn-te

cheers (France)

German

prost
prohst

Greek

yia mas
ya-mas

stin ygia sas
stin-GEE-ya-sas

Icelandic

skál
skawl

Italian

cin cin
cheen cheen

saluti
sa-LOO-tee

Japanese

乾杯 [kanpai]
kan-pai

Lithuanian

į sveikatą

Maltese

sahha or cheers since English is widely spoken

Montenegrin

zivjeli

Norwegian

skål
skol

Papiamentu

salú

Persian

be salâmati
ba sah-LAH-mah-TEE
Coming to just say salâmati

Polish

na zdrowie
naz-DROH-vee-eh

Portuguese

um brinde
oom BRIN-je

saúde
saw-OOH-je

Romanian

sanatate
sah-nah-TAH-te

noroc
noh-rowk

Serbian (Latin)

ziveli
ZEE-ve-lee

Slovak

na zdravie
naz-DRAH-vee-eh

Spanish

salud
sah-LOOD

pura vida (Costa Rica)
POO-rah VEE-dah
means; Pure Life

Swahili

maisha marefu
my-sha mah-re-foo

furaha
foo-RA-ha

Swedish

skål
skol
don't forget to look everyone in the eye!

Tahitian

manuia (French Polynesia)
mah-NOO-ya

Tamil

cheers

Turkish

scedilerefe
sher-i-feh

Zulu

oogy wawa this phrase is prominent online but a local told me that it's not in their culture to cheers so there is no Zulu translation
 
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