The warmest welcome are often made with a drink in hand.
As local guides, we want to help people feel welcome everywhere.
As local guides, we also believe in the power of collaboration, hence our participation in this group.
So, I invite you to help me complete this “welcome list”, which will surely be very useful to all travelers around the globes.
Please, send your additions, corrections, translations and even your stories!
*** Please, post photo of you and your friends around the world with your drink in your hand! ***
Cheers around the world
| Language | Spelling | Phonetic pronunciation | Translation in english |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gesondheid | Ge-sund-hate | |
| Albanian | Gëzuar | Geh-zoo-ah | |
| Arabic (Egypt) | فى صحتك | Fe sahetek | Good luck |
| 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 | Zhee-ve-lee | |
| Croatian | Nazdravlje | Naz-dra-vlee | |
| Czech | Na zdravi | Naz-drah vi | |
| Danish | Skål | Skoal | |
| Dutch | Proost | Prohst | |
| English | Cheers | Cheers | |
| Estonian | Terviseks | Ter-vih-sex | |
| Filipino / Tagalog | Mabuhay | Mah-boo-hay | |
| Finnish | Kippis | Kip-piss | |
| French | Santé | Sahn-tay | Health |
| French | À la vôtre | Ah la vo-tre | To you |
| Galician | Salud | Saw-lood | |
| German | Prost | Prohst | |
| German | Zum wohl | Tsum vohl | |
| Greek | ΥΓΕΙΑ | Yamas | |
| Hawaiian | Å’kålè ma’luna | Okole maluna | |
| Hawaiian | Kāmau kī`aha | ||
| Hebrew | לחיים | L’chaim | |
| Hungarian | Egészségedre | Egg-esh ay-ged-reh | To your health |
| Hungarian | Fenékig | Fehn-eh-keg | Until the bottom of the glass |
| Icelandic | Skál | Sk-owl | |
| Irish Gaelic | Sláinte | Slawn-cha | |
| Italian | Salute | Saw-lutay | |
| Italian | Cin cin | Chin chin | |
| Japanese | 乾杯 (kanpai) | Kan-pie | Dry the glass |
| Korean | 건배 | Gun bae | |
| Latvian | Priekā | Pree-eh-ka | |
| Latvian | Prosit | Proh-sit | |
| Lithuanian | į sveikatą | Ee sweh-kata | |
| Macedonian | На здравје | Na zdravye | |
| Mongolian | Эрүүл мэндийн төлөө | ErUHl mehdiin toloo | |
| Mongolian | Tulgatsgaaya | Tul-gats-gAH-ya | |
| Norwegian | Skål | Skawl | |
| Polish | Na zdrowie | Naz-droh-vee-ay | |
| Portuguese | Saúde | Saw-OO-de | |
| Romanian | Noroc | No-rock | |
| Romanian | Sanatate | Sahn-atate | |
| Russian | Будем здоровы | Budem zdorovi | |
| Russian | На здоровье | Na zdorovie | |
| Serbian | živeli | Zhee-ve-lee | |
| Slovak | Na zdravie | Naz-drah-vee-ay | |
| Slovenian | Na zdravje | Naz-drah-vee | On health |
| 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 | Jou, Dzo, Moat hi bah, Yo | One, Two, Three, Go |
| Welsh | Iechyd da | Yeh-chid dah | |
| Yiddish | Sei gesund | Say geh-sund |
À la vôtre !
