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Quick challenge: Can you say "Happy New Year" in more than 3 languages?
2026 is all about making global connections! We’ve put together the ultimate "cheat sheet" so you can wish your friends, neighbors, and followers a great year, no matter where they are from.
Which of these is the most fun to say? Drop a 🎆fireworks in the comments and tell us where you’re celebrating from!👇

How to Say “Happy New Year” in Different Languages

🇬🇧 English – Happy New Year
🇫🇷 French – Bonne Année
🇮🇳 Hindi – नववर्ष की शुभकामनाएँ
🇨🇳 Chinese – Xin Nian Kuai Le
🇯🇵 Japanese – Akemashite Omedetou
🇰🇷 Korean – Saehae Bok Mani Badeuseyo
🇩🇪 German – Frohes Neues Jahr
🇮🇩 Indonesian – Selamat Tahun Baru
🇪🇸 Spanish – Feliz Año Nuevo
🇮🇹 Italian – Buon Anno
🇵🇹 Portuguese – Feliz Ano Novo
🇳🇱 Dutch – Gelukkig Nieuwjaar
🇸🇪 Swedish – Gott Nytt År
🇳🇴 Norwegian – Godt Nyttår
🇩🇰 Danish – Godt Nytår
🇫🇮 Finnish – Hyvää Uutta Vuotta
🇮🇸 Icelandic – Gleðilegt Nýtt Ár
🇵🇱 Polish – Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku
🇨🇿 Czech – Šťastný Nový Rok
🇸🇰 Slovak – Šťastný Nový Rok
🇭🇺 Hungarian – Boldog Új Évet
🇷🇴 Romanian – La Mulți Ani
🇷🇺 Russian – S Novym Godom
🇺🇦 Ukrainian – Z Novym Rokom
🇧🇬 Bulgarian – Chestita Nova Godina
🇷🇸 Serbian – Srećna Nova Godina
🇭🇷 Croatian – Sretna Nova Godina
🇸🇮 Slovenian – Srečno Novo Leto
🇲🇰 Macedonian – Srekna Nova Godina
🇬🇷 Greek – Kali Chronia
🇦🇱 Albanian – Gëzuar Vitin e Ri
🇧🇩 Bengali – Shubho Noboborsho / শুভ নববর্ষ
🇵🇰 Urdu – نیا سال مبارک
🇱🇰 Sinhala – Suba Aluth Avuruddak Wewa
🇹🇭 Thai – Suk San Wan Pee Mai
🇻🇳 Vietnamese – Chúc Mừng Năm Mới
🇲🇾 Malay – Selamat Tahun Baru
🇵🇭 Filipino – Manigong Bagong Taon
🇲🇳 Mongolian – Shine Jiliin Mend
🇹🇷 Turkish – Mutlu Yıllar
🇮🇷 Persian – Sale No Mobarak
🇮🇱 Hebrew – Shana Tova
🇦🇲 Armenian – Shnorhavor Nor Tari
🇬🇪 Georgian – Gilotsav Akhal Tsels
🇦🇿 Azerbaijani – Yeni İl Mübarək
🇰🇪 Swahili – Heri ya Mwaka Mpya
🇳🇬 Yoruba – E ku odun tuntun
🇬🇭 Akan – Afehyia Pa
🇿🇼 Shona – Goredzva Rakanaka
🇲🇼 Chichewa – Chaka Chatsopano Chabwino
🇭🇹 Haitian Creole – Bòn Ane
🇫🇯 Fijian – Yabaki Vou
🇼🇸 Samoan – Manuia le Tausaga Fou
🇹🇴 Tongan – Kilisimasi Fo’ou (New Year greeting)
🇻🇺 Bislama – Hapi Niu Yia
🇵🇬 Tok Pisin – Gutpela Niu Yia

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Barka da sabon shekara jama'a💕

Can we have a poll for this?



Xin Nian Kuai Le to y'all

Oh nice….ftc …dedicate this to my love ones …peace out

Some people will pounce on this thread wailing

Only Yoruba language chosen in Nigeria.

A ku odun, A ku iyedun oO
Odun A yabo fun gbogbo wa. Amin!!!!!

Feliz navidad no dey here?

So wetin we dey sing since no correct. Kai

U left your dialect na oyinbo dialect own be your problem.

If we are serious about uniting Nigeria, we need to develop one official language aside English, that all citizens must learn to speak.

How to say happy new year science and laboratory language:

1, May your controls behave and your blanks stay blank.
2, Wishing you successful experiments and zero contamination in the new year.”
3 Happy New Year. Calibration complete. Baseline reset.

Aseyi samodun o...Odun de o

Yoruba isn't the only language in Nigeria nau...

That's for Christmas celebration....that Navidad mean nativity..........

ferdvict2:
Feliz navidad no dey here?

So wetin we dey sing since no correct. Kai

You get dialect?

Humans...smh

silibaba:
U left your dialect na oyinbo dialect own be your problem.

ferdvict2:
Feliz navidad no dey here?

So wetin we dey sing since no correct. Kai

Felix navidad is "Merry Christmas " not "Happy Newyear"

billyadam:
Only Yoruba language chosen in Nigeria.

A ku odun, A ku iyedun oO
Odun A yabo fun gbogbo wa. Amin!!!!!

Amin. Ase ooooooooo.
Kose kose niti ilakose
Ododun ni anri orogbo
Ododun ni an ri omo obi lori ate
Ododun ni sapo nruwe
Aseyi samodun

Wo la odo etito
Who can guess this language?

correctguy101:
You get dialect?

Humans...smh

Yoruba igbo hausa efik nah

ferdvict2:
Feliz navidad no dey here?

So wetin we dey sing since no correct. Kai

that one is for Christmas 😁

Happy new year my people.
This year will bring happiness to all of us

DMCA:
Some people will pounce on this thread wailing

They did not include igbo language

Be like say I don already know all this things self. .

jimmyolasun:
They did not include igbo language

My bloda, emekaland language was not included ooooo

Isęlogbe - Bini language.

Compliments of the season everyone.

Aku ewu odun tuntun. Odun aya abo.

Sandralight:
Happy new year my people.
This year will bring happiness to all of us

reallyso how will it bring the happiness as tinubu tax net has been fully spread to catch millions of impoverished nigerians so where will the happiness come from I ask you?

A ku Odun Titun
Odun a yabo fun wa

hartson:
reallyso how will it bring the happiness as tinubu tax net has been fully spread to catch millions of impoverished nigerians so where will the happiness come from I ask you?

Dude if you like no happy,
It's your personal choice.
Tax or no Tax we go survive because we no get choice

Why only Yoruba, of all the languages in Nigeria? If care is not taken, we will report this also to Trump like we did with the Christian genocide