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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