How to say ‘cheers’ in 50 languages
CHEERS! Here’s to you! Bottom’s up! The clinking of glasses can help cement friendships and celebrate new ones — it’s an expression of goodwill and one that every traveler should know.
| Language | Spelling | Phonetic Pronunciation |
| Afrikaans | Gesondheid | Ge-sund-hate |
| Albanian | Gëzuar | Geh-zoo-ah |
| Arabic (Egypt) | فى صحتك: (literally “good luck”) | Fe sahetek |
| Armenian (Western) | Կէնաձդ | Genatzt |
| Azerbaijani | Nuş olsun | Nush ohlsun |
| Bosnian | Živjeli | Zhee-vi-lee |
| Bulgarian | Наздраве | Naz-dra-vey |
| Burmese | Aung myin par say | Au-ng my-in par say |
| Catalan | Salut | Sah-lut |
| Chamorro (Guam) | Biba | Bih-bah |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 干杯 gān bēi | Gan bay |
| Croatian | Živjeli / Nazdravlje | Zhee-ve-lee / Naz-dra-vlee |
| Czech | Na zdravi | Naz-drah vi |
| Danish | Skål | Skoal |
| Dutch | Proost | Prohst |
| Estonian | Terviseks | Ter-vih-sex |
| Filipino/Tagalog | Mabuhay | Mah-boo-hay |
| Finnish | Kippis | Kip-piss |
| French | Santé / A la votre | Sahn-tay / Ah la vo-tre |
| Galician | Salud | Saw-lood |
| German | Prost / Zum wohl | Prohst / Tsum vohl |
| Greek | ΥΓΕΙΑ | Yamas |
| Hawaiian | Å’kålè ma’luna | Okole maluna |
| Hebrew | לחיים | L’chaim |
| Hungarian | Egészségedre (to your health) or | Egg-esh ay-ged-reh or |
| Hungarian | Fenékig (until the bottom of the glass) | Fehn-eh-keg |
| Icelandic | Skál | Sk-owl |
| Irish Gaelic | Sláinte | Slawn-cha |
| Italian | Salute / Cin cin | Saw-lutay / Chin chin |
| Japanese | 乾杯 Kanpai (Dry the glass) | Kan-pie |
| Korean | 건배 | Gun bae |
| Latvian | Priekā / Prosit | Pree-eh-ka / Proh-sit |
| Lithuanian | į sveikatą | Ee sweh-kata |
| Macedonian | На здравје | Na zdravye |
| Mongolian | Эрүүл мэндийн төлөө / Tulgatsgaaya | ErUHl mehdiin toloo / Tul-gats-gAH-ya |
| Norwegian | Skål | Skawl |
| Polish | Na zdrowie | Naz-droh-vee-ay |
| Portuguese | Saúde | Saw-OO-de |
| Romanian | Noroc / Sanatate | No-rock / Sahn-atate |
| Russian | Будем здоровы / На здоровье | Budem zdorovi/ Na zdorovie |
| Serbian | živeli | Zhee-ve-lee |
| Slovak | Na zdravie | Naz-drah-vee-ay |
| Slovenian | Na zdravje (literally “on health”) | Naz-drah-vee |
| Spanish | Salud | Sah-lud |
| Swedish | Skål | Skawl |
| Thai | Chok dee | Chok dee |
| Turkish | Şerefe | Sher-i-feh |
| Ukranian | будьмо | Boodmo |
| Vietnamese | Dô / Vô / Một hai ba, yo (one, two, three, yo) | Jou / Dzo/ Moat hi bah, yo |
| Welsh | Iechyd da | Yeh-chid dah |
| Yiddish | Sei gesund | Say geh-sund |