The New Year is a global celebration marked by fireworks, joyful gatherings, and hopeful wishes for the year ahead.
No matter where you are in the world, people come together to say “Happy New Year.”
But did you know there are dozens of beautiful ways to express this greeting?
In this article, you’ll discover 70 ways to say “Happy New Year” in different languages, along with pronunciation and example sentences to help you share joy worldwide.
🌍 70 Ways to Say “Happy New Year” in Different Languages
- English – Happy New Year (HAP-ee noo YEER)
Happy New Year! Wishing you joy and success. - Spanish – ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! (feh-LEES AH-nyoh NWEH-bo)
¡Feliz Año Nuevo a todos! - French – Bonne année (bun ah-NAY)
Bonne année et bonne santé ! - German – Frohes neues Jahr (FROH-es NOY-es YAHR)
Frohes neues Jahr, meine Freunde! - Italian – Felice Anno Nuovo (feh-LEE-cheh AHN-no NWO-vo)
Ti auguro un Felice Anno Nuovo! - Portuguese – Feliz Ano Novo (feh-LEEZ AH-noh NO-vo)
Feliz Ano Novo para você! - Dutch – Gelukkig Nieuwjaar (khuh-LUK-ig NEEUW-yaar)
Gelukkig Nieuwjaar en veel geluk! - Swedish – Gott Nytt År (got nyt oar)
Gott Nytt År till dig och din familj! - Norwegian – Godt Nytt År (got nyt oar)
Godt Nytt År! - Danish – Godt Nytår (got NY-dor)
Godt Nytår og tak for i år! - Finnish – Hyvää uutta vuotta (HU-vah OOT-tah VUO-tah)
- Estonian – Head uut aastat (heh-aht oot AH-staht)
- Latvian – Laimīgu Jauno gadu (LY-mee-goo YAU-no GA-doo)
- Lithuanian – Laimingų Naujųjų Metų (ly-MEEN-goo nau-YOO-yoo ME-too)
- Polish – Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku (shchen-shlee-VE-go no-VE-go RO-koo)
- Czech – Šťastný nový rok (shtyas-tnee NO-vee ROCK)
- Slovak – Šťastný Nový Rok (shtyas-tnee NO-vee ROCK)
- Hungarian – Boldog új évet (BOL-dog ooy AY-vet)
- Romanian – La mulți ani (lah MOOL-ts AHN)
- Greek – Καλή Χρονιά (kah-LEE hro-NYAH)
- Russian – С Новым Годом (s NO-vim GO-dahm)
- Ukrainian – З Новим Роком (z NO-vym RO-kom)
- Serbian – Срећна Нова година (SREHCH-nah NO-vah GO-dee-nah)
- Croatian – Sretna Nova Godina (SRET-nah NO-vah GO-dee-nah)
- Bulgarian – Честита Нова Година (ches-TEE-ta NO-va go-DEE-na)
- Turkish – Mutlu Yıllar (moot-LOO YIL-lar)
- Arabic – سنة جديدة سعيدة (sanah jadeedah sa’eedah)
- Hebrew – שנה טובה (sha-NAH to-VAH)
- Persian – سال نو مبارک (saal-e no mo-BAH-rak)
- Hindi – नया साल मुबारक हो (naya saal mubaarak ho)
- Urdu – نیا سال مبارک ہو (naya saal mubarak ho)
- Bengali – শুভ নববর্ষ (shubho noboborsho)
- Punjabi – ਨਵਾੰ ਸਾਲ ਮੁਬਾਰਕ ਹੋਵੇ (navāṁ sāla mubāraka hovē)
- Gujarati – નવા વર્ષ ની શુભેચ્છાઓ (nava varsh ni shubhechchhao)
- Marathi – नवीन वर्षाच्या शुभेच्छा (na-veen varshachya shubhechha)
- Tamil – புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துகள் (puththāṇṭu vāḻttukaḷ)
- Telugu – నూతన సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు (noothana samvatsara shubhaakaankshalu)
- Kannada – ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು (hosa varshadha shubhaashayagalu)
- Malayalam – പുതുവത്സരാശംസകൾ (puduvatsarāśamsakaḷ)
- Sinhala – සුභ නව වසරක් වේවා (subha nava wasarak wewā)
- Thai – สวัสดีปีใหม่ (sà-wàt-dee bpee mài)
- Vietnamese – Chúc mừng năm mới (chook moong nahm moy)
- Khmer – សួស្តីឆ្នាំថ្មី (soursdey chhnam thmei)
- Lao – ສະບາຍດີປີໃໝ່ (sa-bai-dee bpee mai)
- Chinese (Mandarin) – 新年快乐 (xīn nián kuài lè)
- Cantonese – 新年快樂 (san nin faai lok)
- Japanese – 明けましておめでとうございます (ake-mashite omedetou gozaimasu)
- Korean – 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (sae-hae bok ma-ni ba-du-se-yo)
- Mongolian – Шинэ жилийн мэнд хүргэе (shinye jiliin mend khürgeye)
- Tibetan – ལོ་གསར་བཟང་པོ། (lo gsar bzang po)
- Indonesian – Selamat Tahun Baru (suh-LAH-maht TAH-hoon BAH-roo)
- Malay – Selamat Tahun Baru (same as Indonesian)
- Tagalog (Filipino) – Manigong Bagong Taon (mah-nee-gong BAH-gong tah-ON)
- Hawaiian – Hauʻoli makahiki hou (how-oh-lee mah-kah-hee-kee ho)
- Samoan – Ia manuia le Tausaga Fou (ee-ah mah-NOO-ee-ah leh TAH-oo-sah-ngah FOH)
- Maori – Hari Tau Hou (HAH-ree TOE HOE)
- Fijian – Marautaki na Yabaki Vou (mah-rah-oo-TAH-kee nah yah-BAH-kee voh)
- Swahili – Heri ya Mwaka Mpya (HEH-ree yah MWA-kah M-pee-ah)
- Zulu – Unyaka omusha omuhle (oo-NYAH-kah oh-MOO-shah oh-MOO-hleh)
- Xhosa – Unyaka omtsha omhle (oo-NYAH-kah omt-shah om-hleh)
- Yoruba – E ku odun, e ku iye’dun (ay koo oh-doon, ay koo ee-ye-doon)
- Igbo – Afọ ọhụrụ ọma (ah-faw oh-hoo-roo oma)
- Hausa – Barka da Sabon Shekara (bar-ka da sa-bon she-ka-ra)
- Amharic – መልካም አዲስ ዓመት (melkam addis amet)
- Somali – Sanad cusub oo wanaagsan (sanad cusub oh wa-nagsan)
- Afrikaans – Voorspoedige Nuwe Jaar (for-SPOO-di-guh noo-vuh yahr)
- Esperanto – Feliĉan Novjaron (feh-LEE-chan nov-YAR-on)
- Latin – Felix Annus Novus (FEH-leeks AHN-noos NOH-woos)
- Irish – Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit (ah-vleen fwee wah-sha gwit)
- Welsh – Blwyddyn Newydd Dda (BLOO-ith-en NAY-with THA)
🎇 Final Thought
No matter the language, “Happy New Year” is a heartfelt wish for peace, joy, and fresh beginnings. Whether you’re learning these phrases for travel, cultural appreciation, or global connection, sharing your greeting in another language shows thoughtfulness and respect. This year, greet the world with love, one language at a time.
