No matter where you are in the world, someone is celebrating a holiday this time of year, and since it’s my goal to talk to everyone, I wanted to learn how to wish someone a happy and joyous holiday in their language.
Wishing you and yours all the joys of the season!
Mandarin Chinese (1.1 billion speakers) 节日快乐 (Jiérì kuàilè)
English (983 million speakers) Happy Holidays!
Hindustani (544 million speakers) Chuttiyo Ki Shubh Kamanayein!
Spanish (527 million speakers) ¡Felices fiestas
Arabic (422 million speakers) !عطل سعيدة (ʿuṭalun saʿīdah!)
Malay (281 million speakers) Selamat bercuti
Russian (267 million speakers) Весёлых праздников! (Vesyolykh praznikaf)
Bengali (261 million speakers) শুভ ছুটির দিন (Śubha chuṭira dina)
Portuguese (229 million speakers) Boas festas
French (229 million speakers) Joyeuses fêtes
Japanese (128 million speakers) 幸せな休日 (Shiawasena kyūjitsu)
Turkish (79.4 million speakers) iyi tatiller
Korean (77.3 million speakers) 행복한 휴일 보내세요 (haengbokan hyuil bonaeseyo)
German (76.1 million speakers) Fröhliche Feiertage
Vietnamese (76.0 million speakers) Chúc bạn kỳ nghỉ lễ vui vẻ!
Italian (64.8 million speakers) Buone feste
Polish (39.7 million speakers) Wesołych Świąt
Romanian (24.3 million speakers) Sărbători fericite
Dutch (24.3 million speakers) Prettige Feestdagen
Greek (13.1 million speakers) Καλές γιορτές (Kalés giortés)
