The phrase “Happy New Year” carries excitement, hope, and new beginnings — no matter where you are in the world.
But have you ever wondered how people from different countries express this joyful wish in their own languages?
In this article, we’ll explore Happy New Year in Different Languages, so you can share your greetings globally and connect with people through the universal language of happiness.
This guide is written especially for you — the curious reader who loves discovering how words unite cultures and hearts.
Whether you’re sending greetings to international friends, planning a multicultural celebration, or simply expanding your language knowledge, you’ll enjoy learning how different nations welcome the New Year with their own beautiful words and traditions.
By the end, you’ll be ready to say “Happy New Year” in dozens of ways — and truly mean it in every language.
🌍 How to Say Happy New Year in 70 Different Languages
- English (🇬🇧) – Happy New Year | Pronunciation: HAP-ee NYOO yeer
Example: Happy New Year! May your year be filled with smiles and success! - Spanish (🇪🇸) – ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! | Pronunciation: feh-LEES AH-nyo NWEH-bo
Example: ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Que tengas un año maravilloso! - French (🇫🇷) – Bonne Année | Pronunciation: bon ah-NAY
Example: Bonne Année! Plein de bonheur et de réussite! - German (🇩🇪) – Frohes Neues Jahr | Pronunciation: FROH-es NOY-es yahr
Example: Frohes Neues Jahr! Viel Glück und Freude! - Italian (🇮🇹) – Felice Anno Nuovo | Pronunciation: feh-LEE-che AHN-noo NWOH-voh
Example: Felice Anno Nuovo! Ti auguro tanta felicità! - Portuguese (🇵🇹) – Feliz Ano Novo | Pronunciation: feh-LEEZ AH-noh NOH-voo
Example: Feliz Ano Novo! Que seja um ano incrível! - Russian (🇷🇺) – С Новым Годом! (S Novym Godom) | Pronunciation: snoh-veem GOH-dahm
Example: С Новым Годом! Пусть мечты сбудутся! - Chinese (Mandarin) (🇨🇳) – 新年快乐 (Xīnnián kuàilè) | Pronunciation: sheen-nyen kwai-luh
Example: 新年快乐！祝你幸福满满！ - Japanese (🇯🇵) – 明けましておめでとうございます (Akemashite omedetō gozaimasu) | Pronunciation: ah-keh-mah-sh-teh oh-meh-deh-toh goh-zai-mas
Example: 明けましておめでとうございます！素敵な一年を！ - Korean (🇰🇷) – 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (Saehae bok mani badeuseyo) | Pronunciation: seh-heh bok mah-nee bah-du-seh-yo
Example: 새해 복 많이 받으세요! 행복하세요! - Arabic (🇸🇦) – سنة جديدة سعيدة (Sanah Jadidah Saeidah) | Pronunciation: sah-nah jah-DEE-dah sa-EE-dah
Example: سنة جديدة سعيدة! أتمنى لك الفرح والنجاح! - Hindi (🇮🇳) – नया साल मुबारक हो (Naya Saal Mubarak Ho) | Pronunciation: na-ya saal moo-BAA-rak ho
Example: आपको नया साल मुबारक हो! खुश रहें! - Urdu (🇵🇰) – نیا سال مبارک ہو (Naya Saal Mubarak Ho) | Pronunciation: na-ya saal moo-BAA-rak ho
Example: نیا سال مبارک ہو! خوشیاں آپ کے ساتھ رہیں! - Turkish (🇹🇷) – Mutlu Yıllar | Pronunciation: moot-loo YIL-lar
Example: Mutlu yıllar! Yeni yılın sana mutluluk getirsin! - Greek (🇬🇷) – Καλή Χρονιά (Kalí Chroniá) | Pronunciation: kah-LEE khroh-NYAH
Example: Καλή Χρονιά! Υγεία και αγάπη! - Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שנה טובה (Shanah Tovah) | Pronunciation: shah-NAH toh-VAH
Example: שנה טובה ומתוקה לכולם! - Thai (🇹🇭) – สวัสดีปีใหม่ (Sawasdee Pee Mai) | Pronunciation: sah-wah-dee pee mai
Example: สวัสดีปีใหม่! ขอให้มีความสุขมาก ๆ! - Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Chúc Mừng Năm Mới | Pronunciation: chook moong nahm moy
Example: Chúc mừng năm mới! Hạnh phúc và may mắn! - Swahili (🇰🇪) – Heri ya Mwaka Mpya | Pronunciation: HEH-ree yah MWAH-kah MP-yah
Example: Heri ya mwaka mpya! Uwe na furaha! - Zulu (🇿🇦) – Unyaka Omusha Ojabulisayo | Pronunciation: oon-YAH-kah oh-MOO-sha oh-jah-boo-lee-sah-yoh
Example: Unyaka omusha ojabulisayo kuwe! - Dutch (🇳🇱) – Gelukkig Nieuwjaar | Pronunciation: guh-LUK-ig NEE-oo-yahr
Example: Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! Veel liefde en vrede! - Polish (🇵🇱) – Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku | Pronunciation: shchen-SHLEE-veh-go no-VEH-go roh-koo
Example: Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku! Powodzenia! - Swedish (🇸🇪) – Gott Nytt År | Pronunciation: goht nyt or
Example: Gott Nytt År! Låt det bli ett fantastiskt år! - Finnish (🇫🇮) – Hyvää Uutta Vuotta | Pronunciation: hoo-vah oot-tah voo-oht-tah
Example: Hyvää uutta vuotta kaikille! - Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Godt Nyttår | Pronunciation: goht nyoot-or
Example: Godt nyttår! Håper du får et flott år! - Danish (🇩🇰) – Godt Nytår | Pronunciation: goht nyu-tohr
Example: Godt nytår! Alt godt i det nye år! - Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Boldog Új Évet | Pronunciation: BOOL-dohg ooy ay-vet
Example: Boldog új évet! Legyen boldogsággal teli! - Czech (🇨🇿) – Šťastný Nový Rok | Pronunciation: shtyast-nee noh-vee rok
Example: Šťastný nový rok všem! - Romanian (🇷🇴) – La Mulți Ani | Pronunciation: lah MOOL-tsee ahn
Example: La mulți ani și un an minunat! - Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – З Новим Роком! (Z Novym Rokom) | Pronunciation: z noh-veem roh-kom
Example: З Новим Роком! Щастя та любові! - Persian (🇮🇷) – سال نو مبارک (Sāl-e Now Mobārak) | Pronunciation: saal-eh no moh-BAH-rak
Example: سال نو مبارک! شاد باشید! - Malay (🇲🇾) – Selamat Tahun Baru | Pronunciation: suh-LAH-maht TAH-hoon BAH-roo
Example: Selamat Tahun Baru! Semoga bahagia selalu! - Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Selamat Tahun Baru | Pronunciation: suh-LAH-maht TAH-hoon BAH-roo
Example: Selamat Tahun Baru untuk semua! - Filipino (🇵🇭) – Manigong Bagong Taon | Pronunciation: mah-NEE-gong BAH-gong tah-ON
Example: Manigong Bagong Taon sa inyong lahat! - Bengali (🇧🇩) – শুভ নববর্ষ (Shubho Noboborsho) | Pronunciation: shoo-bho no-bo-bor-sho
Example: শুভ নববর্ষ! সুখ ও সমৃদ্ধি কামনা করি! - Punjabi (🇮🇳) – ਨਵਾਂ ਸਾਲ ਮੁਬਾਰਕ (Navaan Saal Mubarak) | Pronunciation: na-vaan saal moo-BAA-rak
Example: ਨਵਾਂ ਸਾਲ ਮੁਬਾਰਕ! ਖੁਸ਼ ਰਹੋ! - Tamil (🇮🇳) – புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள் (Puttāṇṭu vāḻttukkaḷ) | Pronunciation: pooth-thaan-du vaal-thu-kal
Example: புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள்! நல்வாழ்வு பெறுங்கள்! - Telugu (🇮🇳) – నూతన సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు (Nūthana Samvatsara Śubhākāṅkṣalu) | Pronunciation: noo-tha-na sham-vat-sar shu-bha-kank-sha-loo
Example: నూతన సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు! - Kannada (🇮🇳) – ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು (Hosa Varshada Shubhashayagalu) | Pronunciation: ho-sa var-sha-da shu-bhaa-sha-ya-ga-loo
Example: ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು! - Marathi (🇮🇳) – नवीन वर्षाच्या शुभेच्छा (Naveen Varshachya Shubhechha) | Pronunciation: na-veen var-sha-chya shu-bhe-cha
Example: नवीन वर्षाच्या शुभेच्छा! - Nepali (🇳🇵) – नयाँ वर्षको शुभकामना (Naya Barshako Shubhakamana) | Pronunciation: na-ya bar-sha-ko shu-bha-ka-ma-na
Example: नयाँ वर्षको शुभकामना! - Sinhala (🇱🇰) – සුභ නව වසරක් වේවා (Subha Nava Wasarak Weva) | Pronunciation: soo-bha na-va va-sa-rak ve-va
Example: සුභ නව වසරක් වේවා! - Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Шинэ жилийн мэнд хүргэе (Shine Jiliin Mend Khürgeye) | Pronunciation: shee-neh jee-leen mend khur-gay
Example: Шинэ жилийн мэнд хүргэе! - Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Gleðilegt Nýtt Ár | Pronunciation: gleth-ee-lekt neet ahr
Example: Gleðilegt nýtt ár! Megi það verða frábært! - Irish (🇮🇪) – Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh | Pronunciation: ah-vlee-in fwee vah-sha deev
Example: Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh! - Welsh (🏴) – Blwyddyn Newydd Dda | Pronunciation: bloo-yth-in neh-with tha
Example: Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! - Hawaiian (🇺🇸) – Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou | Pronunciation: how-oh-lee mah-kah-hee-kee ho
Example: Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou! Aloha and joy! - Swazi (🇸🇿) – Unyaka Lomusha Locolisekako | Pronunciation: oon-yah-kah loh-moo-sha loh-cho-lee-seh-kah-ko
Example: Unyaka lomusha locolisekako! - Afrikaans (🇿🇦) – Gelukkige Nuwe Jaar | Pronunciation: heh-luk-ih-guh noo-vuh yahr
Example: Gelukkige nuwe jaar vol seën! - Malayalam (🇮🇳) – പുതുവത്സരാശംസകൾ (Puthuvatsara Ashamsakal) | Pronunciation: poo-thoo-vat-sa-ra aa-sham-sa-kal
Example: പുതുവത്സരാശംസകൾ! - Khmer (🇰🇭) – សួស្តីឆ្នាំថ្មី (Sousdei Chnam Thmei) | Pronunciation: soo-sday chnam t’mai
Example: សួស្តីឆ្នាំថ្មី! - Lao (🇱🇦) – ສະບາຍດີປີໃຫມ່ (Sabaidee Pi Mai) | Pronunciation: sah-bai-dee pee mai
Example: ສະບາຍດີປີໃຫມ່! - Estonian (🇪🇪) – Head Uut Aastat | Pronunciation: heh-ahd oot ah-staht
Example: Head uut aastat! - Latvian (🇱🇻) – Laimīgu Jauno Gadu | Pronunciation: lai-mee-goo yah-no gah-doo
Example: Laimīgu Jauno Gadu! - Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Laimingų Naujųjų Metų | Pronunciation: lie-min-goo now-yoo-yoo meh-too
Example: Laimingų Naujųjų Metų! - Slovak (🇸🇰) – Šťastný Nový Rok | Pronunciation: shtyast-nee noh-vee rok
Example: Šťastný nový rok! - Serbian (🇷🇸) – Срећна Нова Година | Pronunciation: sretch-na noh-va goh-dee-na
Example: Срећна Нова Година! - Croatian (🇭🇷) – Sretna Nova Godina | Pronunciation: sret-na noh-va goh-dee-na
Example: Sretna Nova Godina! - Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Sretna Nova Godina | Pronunciation: sret-na noh-va goh-dee-na
Example: Sretna Nova Godina! - Albanian (🇦🇱) – Gëzuar Vitin e Ri | Pronunciation: guh-zoo-ar vee-tin eh ree
Example: Gëzuar Vitin e Ri! - Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Среќна Нова Година | Pronunciation: sretch-na noh-va goh-dee-na
Example: Среќна Нова Година! - Basque (🇪🇸) – Urte Berri On | Pronunciation: oor-teh beh-ree on
Example: Urte berri on! - Catalan (🇪🇸) – Feliç Any Nou | Pronunciation: feh-leech ahn now
Example: Feliç Any Nou! - Hausa (🇳🇬) – Barka da Sabuwar Shekara | Pronunciation: bar-kah dah sah-boo-war sheh-kah-rah
Example: Barka da sabuwar shekara!
🎇 Conclusion
From Feliz Año Nuevo to Xin Nian Kuai Le, the joy of a new year connects us all. These words may sound different, but they share one message — hope, love, and renewal. Wherever you are in the world, may your year be filled with laughter, peace, and endless blessings. 🌏✨
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