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Merry Christmas in 250 Languages

Albanian: Gëzuar Krishtlindja

Aragonese: Feliz nadal

Armenian: շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ (šnorhavor Surb Cnund)

Asturian: Feliz navidá

Azerbaijani: Xoşbəxt milad

Basque: Eguberri on

Belarusian: з Калядаамі (z Kaljadámi),

з Нараджэннем (z Naradžénnjem),

з Нараджэннем Хрыстовым (z Naradžénnjem Xrystóvym)

Bosnian: Srećan Božić, Sretan Božić

Breton: Nedeleg laouen

Bulgarian: Весела Коледа (Vesela Koleda)

Catalan: Bon Nadal

Cornish: Nadelik Lowen

Corsican: Bon Natale è pace è salute

Croatian: Sretan Božić

Czech: Veselé Vánoce

Danish: glædelig jul, god jul

Dutch: Vrolijk kerstfeest, prettig kerstfeest

English: Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas

Esperanto: Ĝojan Kristnaskon

Estonian: Häid jõule

Faroese: Gleðilig jól

Finnish: Hyvää joulua, Hauskaa joulua

French: Joyeux Noël

Frisian (West): Noflike krystdagen

Galician: Bo Nadal

Georgian: შობას გილოცავთ (šobas gilocavt)

German: Frohe Weihnachten, Fröhliche Weihnachten

Greek: Καλά Χριστούγεννα (kalá Christoúgenna)

Greenlandic: Juullimi pilluarit, Juullisiorluarit

Hungarian: Boldog karácsonyt

Icelandic: Gleðileg jól

Irish: Nollaig Shona

Italian: Buon Natale

Latin: Felix dies Nativitatis, Natale Hilare

Latvian: Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus

Lithuanian: Linksmų Kalėdų

Luxembourgish: Schéine Chrëschtdag

Macedonian: Среќен Божиќ (Sreḱen Božiḱ),

Христос се роди (Hristos se rodi),

Навистина се роди (Navistina se rodi) (reply to “Hristos se rodi”)

Maltese: il-Milied it-Tajjeb

Moksha: Роштува мархта (Roštuva marxta)

Norman: Un bouan Noué (Jersey)

Norwegian: god jul

Occitan: Bon Nadal

Polish: Wesołych Świąt, Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia

Portuguese: Feliz Natal

Romanian: Crăciun fericit

Russian: с Рождеством (s Roždestvóm),

с Рождеством Христовым (s Roždestvóm Xristóvym),

Весёлого Рождестваа (Vesjólovo Roždestvá),

Счастливого Рождестваа (Sčastlívovo Roždestvá)

Sami (Lule): Buorre javla

Sami (Northern): Buorit juovllat

Sami (Southern): Buerie jåvle

Sardinian: Bona Pasca de Nadale

Scottish Gaelic: Nollaig Chridheil

Serbian: Срећан Божић (Srećan Božić),

Сретан Божић (Sretan Božić), Христос се роди (Hristos se rodi),

Ваистину се роди Vaistinu se rodi (reply to “Hristos se rodi”)

Silesian: Radosnych Godōw

Slovak: Veselé Vianoce

Slovene: Vesel božič

Sorbian (Lower): Wjasołe gódy

Sorbian (Upper): Wjesołe hody

Spanish: feliz Navidad

Swedish: God jul

Turkish: Mutlu Noeller

Ukrainian: з Різдвом (z Rizdvóm),

з Різдвом Христовим (z Rizdvóm Xrystóvym)

Welsh: Nadolig Llawen

Yiddish: אַ פֿריילעכן ניטל‎ (a freylekhn nitl)

Asian languages

Arabic: عِيد مِيلَاد مَجِيد‎ (ʿīd mīlād majīd), مِيلَاد مَجِيد‎ (mīlād majīd)

Armenian: շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ (šnorhavor Surb Cnund)

Azerbaijani: xoşbəxt milad

Burmese: Hnit thit ku mingalar pa

Cebuano: Malipayong pasko

Chinese (Mandarin): 聖誕快樂, 圣诞快乐 (Shèngdàn kuàilè), 聖誕節快樂, 圣诞节快乐 (Shèngdànjié kuàilè)

Georgian: შობას გილოცავთ (šobas gilocavt)

French: Joyeux Noël

Hebrew: חג מולד שמח‎ (khag molad sameakh)

Hindi: शुभ बड़ा दिन (śubh baṛā din), शुभ क्रिस्मस (śubh krismas), मेरी क्रिसमस (merī krismas), क्रिसमस मुबारक (krismas mubārak)

Indonesian: selamat hari Natal, selamat Natal

Japanese: メリークリスマス (Meri Kurisumasu)

Javanese: Sugeng Natal

Jingpho: Ngwi pyaw ai X’mas rai u ga

Karo Batak: Selamat wari Natal

Kazakh: рождество құтты болсын (rojdestvo quttı bolsın)

Khmer: រីករាយថ្ងៃបុណ្យណូអែល (riikriəythngaybonyɔɔnouʾael), បុណ្យ​ណូអែល (bon-nouʾael)

Korean: 즐거운 성탄절 (jeulgeoun seongtanjeol), 메리 크리스마스 (meri keuriseumaseu)

Kyrgyz: Жаратканнын туысымен (Caratkannın tuısımen)

Lao: ສຸກສັນວັນຄຣິດສມາດ (suk san wan kha rit sa māt)

Malay: Selamat hari Natal, selamat Natal

Mongolian: Зул сарын мэнд хүргэе (Zul saryn mend hürgeje)

Persian: میلاد مسیح مبارک باد‎ (milâd-e masih mobârak bâd), کریسمس مبارک‎ (kerismas mobârak)

Sinhalese: සුභ නත්තලක් (subha nattalak)

Sundanese: Wilujeng Natal

Tagalog: Maligayang pasko

Tajik: Мавлуди Исо муборак (mavludi Iso muborak)

Tamil: கிறிஸ்துமஸ் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் (kiṟistumas nalvāḻttukkaḷ)

Telugu: మెర్రీ క్రిస్మస్ (merrī krismas)

Thai: สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส (sùk-sǎn wan krís-mâas)

Turkish: Mutlu Noeller

Urdu: کرسمس مبارک‎ (krismas mubārak), میری کرسمس‎ (merī krismas), شبھ کرسمس‎ (shubh krismas), شبھ بڑا دن‎ (shubh baṛā din)

Uzbek: Rojdestvo muborak

Vietnamese: Chúc mừng Giáng sinh, Chúc mừng Nô-en, Chức mừng Giáng sinh, Chức mừng Nô-en

African languages

Afrikaans: Geseënde kersfees

Akan: Afishapa

Amharic: መልካም ገና (mälkam gäna)

Arabic: عِيد مِيلَاد مَجِيد‎ (ʿīd mīlād majīd), مِيلَاد مَجِيد‎ (mīlād majīd)

Chichewa: khrisimasi yabwino

English: Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas

Ewe: Blunya na wo

French: Joyeux Noël

Portuguese: Feliz Natal

Swahili: Heri ya Krismasi, Krismasi njema

Zulu: uKhisimusi oMuhle

American languages

Alutiiq: Nunaniqsaakici Aʀusistuami

Aymara: Sooma nawira-ra

Cherokee: ᎤᏬᏢᏗ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ (uwotlvdi danisdayohihv)

English: Merry Christmas

Greenlandic: Juullimi pilluarit, juullisiorluarit

Haitian Creole: Jwaye Nowèl

Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka

Lushootseed: Haʔɬ pədx̌aʔx̌aʔ

Navajo: Yáʼátʼééh Késhmish, Nizhónígo Késhmish Adííłeeł

Papiamentu: Bon Pascu

Portuguese: Feliz Natal

Spanish: Feliz Navidad

Yup’ik: Alussistuaqegtaarmek piamken, Alussistuaqegcikici (plural subject, plural object)

Languages of Oceania

English: Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas

Samoan: Manuia le Kerisimasi

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