Welcoming a new year is one of the most universal celebrations in the world. Every culture marks this moment with joy, hope, and meaningful words. Knowing how to say Happy New Year in Other Languages helps you connect with people globally, adds a special touch to your greetings, and enriches your cultural understanding.
This guide gives you 650+ translations, each with simple English pronunciations and example sentences—perfect for travelers, language lovers, students, and global communicators.
How to Say “Happy New Year” in 650 Different Languages
- Chinese (🇨🇳) – 新年快乐 | Pronunciation: shin-nyen kwhy-luh
- Example: 祝你新年快乐！(Wishing you a Happy New Year!)
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 明けましておめでとうございます | Pronunciation: ah-keh-mah-sheh oh-meh-deh-toh goh-zai-mas
- Example: 明けましておめでとうございます！
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 새해 복 많이 받으세요 | Pronunciation: seh-heh bok ma-ni ba-deu-se-yo
- Example: 새해 복 많이 받으세요!
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – नव वर्ष की शुभकामनाएँ | Pronunciation: nav varsh kee shubh-kaam-naa-yein
- Example: आपको नव वर्ष की शुभकामनाएँ!
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – نیا سال مبارک | Pronunciation: naya saal mubarak
- Example: نیا سال مبارک ہو!
- Arabic (🇸🇦) – سنة جديدة سعيدة | Pronunciation: sanah jadeedah sa’eedah
- Example: سنة جديدة سعيدة لك ولعائلتك!
- Persian (🇮🇷) – سال نو مبارک | Pronunciation: saal-e no mobarak
- Example: سال نو مبارک!
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Mutlu yıllar | Pronunciation: moot-loo yuh-lar
- Example: Sana mutlu yıllar!
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – نوی کال مو مبارک شه | Pronunciation: nawi kaal mo mubarak sha
- Example: نوی کال مو مبارک!
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – শুভ নববর্ষ | Pronunciation: shubho noboborsho
- Example: আপনাকে শুভ নববর্ষ!
- English (🇬🇧) – Happy New Year | Pronunciation: hap-ee noo yeer
- Example: Happy New Year to you and your family!
- French (🇫🇷) – Bonne année | Pronunciation: bun ah-nay
- Example: Bonne année et bonne santé!
- German (🇩🇪) – Frohes Neues Jahr | Pronunciation: froh-es noi-es yahr
- Example: Ein frohes neues Jahr!
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Feliz Año Nuevo | Pronunciation: feh-lees ahn-yo nway-vo
- Example: ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Felice Anno Nuovo | Pronunciation: feh-lee-cheh anno noo-oh-vo
- Example: Felice Anno Nuovo!
- Portuguese (🇵🇹) – Feliz Ano Novo | Pronunciation: feh-leez ah-no no-vo
- Example: Feliz Ano Novo para você!
- Russian (🇷🇺) – С Новым годом | Pronunciation: snoh-veem goh-duhm
- Example: С Новым годом!
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Καλή Χρονιά | Pronunciation: kah-lee hro-nyah
- Example: Καλή Χρονιά σε όλους!
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Gelukkig Nieuwjaar | Pronunciation: heh-luh-kig new-yar
- Example: Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Gott nytt år | Pronunciation: got nyt oh
- Example: Gott nytt år!
- Swahili (🇰🇪) – Heri ya Mwaka Mpya | Pronunciation: heh-ree ya mwa-ka m-pya
- Example: Heri ya Mwaka Mpya!
- Amharic (🇪🇹) – መልካም አዲስ ዓመት | Pronunciation: melkam addis amet
- Example: መልካም አዲስ ዓመት!
- Yoruba (🇳🇬) – E ku odun tuntun | Pronunciation: eh koo oh-doon toon-toon
- Example: E ku odun tuntun o!
- Zulu (🇿🇦) – Unyaka Omusha Omuhle | Pronunciation: oonyah-kah oh-moo-sha oh-moo-hleh
- Example: Unyaka omusha omuhle!
- Hausa (🇳🇬) – Barka da Sabuwar Shekara | Pronunciation: bar-ka da sa-boo-war she-ka-ra
- Example: Barka da sabuwar shekara!
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- Hawaiian (🇺🇸) – Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou | Pronunciation: how-oh-lee mah-kah-hee-kee ho
- Example: Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou!
- Maori (🇳🇿) – Hari Tau Hou | Pronunciation: hah-ree toe ho
- Example: Hari Tau Hou ki a koe!
- Samoan (🇼🇸) – Manuia le Tausaga Fou | Pronunciation: mah-noo-ee-ah leh tau-sah-nga fo
- Example: Manuia le Tausaga Fou!
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Hyvää Uutta Vuotta | Pronunciation: hoo-vah oot-tah voo-ot-tah
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku | Pronunciation: shchen-shlee-veh-go no-veh-go roh-koo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สวัสดีปีใหม่ | Pronunciation: sa-wat-dee pee-mai
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Chúc Mừng Năm Mới | Pronunciation: chook moong nam moy
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Selamat Tahun Baru | Pronunciation: seh-lah-maht tah-hoon bah-roo
- Malay (🇲🇾) – Selamat Tahun Baru | Pronunciation: seh-la-mat ta-hoon ba-roo
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – नयाँ वर्षको शुभकामना | Pronunciation: na-ya barsh-ko shub-kaam-na
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – සුභ නව වසරක් | Pronunciation: subha nava vasarak
- Kannada (🇮🇳) – ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು | Pronunciation: hosa varshada shubhashayagalu
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – నూతన సంవత్సరం శుభాకాంక్షలు | Pronunciation: noothana samvatsaram shubhakankshalu
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Hyvää Uutta Vuotta | Pronunciation: hoo-vah oot-tah voo-ot-tah Example: Hyvää Uutta Vuotta sinulle!
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku | Pronunciation: shchen-shlee-veh-go no-veh-go roh-koo Example: Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สวัสดีปีใหม่ | Pronunciation: sa-wat-dee pee-mai Example: สวัสดีปีใหม่ครับ/ค่ะ!
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Chúc Mừng Năm Mới | Pronunciation: chook moong nam moy Example: Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Selamat Tahun Baru | Pronunciation: seh-lah-maht tah-hoon bah-roo Example: Selamat Tahun Baru!
- Malay (🇲🇾) – Selamat Tahun Baru | Pronunciation: seh-la-mat ta-hoon ba-roo Example: Selamat Tahun Baru!
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – नयाँ वर्षको शुभकामना | Pronunciation: na-ya barsh-ko shubh-kaam-na Example: नयाँ वर्षको शुभकामना!
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – සුභ නව වසරක් | Pronunciation: subha nava vasarak Example: සුභ නව වසරක්!
- Kannada (🇮🇳) – ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು | Pronunciation: hosa varshada shubhashayagalu Example: ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು!
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – నూతన సంవత్సరం శుభాకాంక్షలు | Pronunciation: noo-tha-na sam-vat-sa-ram shu-bha-kank-sha-lu Example: నూతన సంవత్సరం శుభాకాంక్షలు!
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – இனிய புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துகள் | Pronunciation: in-i-ya putth-an-du vaazh-thu-kal Example: இனிய புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துகள்!
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – नवीन वर्षाच्या शुभेच्छा | Pronunciation: na-veen varsha-chya shubhe-cha Example: नवीन वर्षाच्या शुभेच्छा!
- Gujarati (🇮🇳) – નવાં વર્ષાભિનંદન | Pronunciation: navan varsh-abhi-nandan Example: નવાં વર્ષાભિનંદન!
- Punjabi (🇮🇳) – ਨਵਾਂ ਸਾਲ ਮੁਬਾਰਕ | Pronunciation: nava saal mubarak Example: ਨਵਾਂ ਸਾਲ ਮੁਬਾਰਕ!
- Odia (🇮🇳) – ନୂତନ ବର୍ଷର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା | Pronunciation: nu-tan bar-sha-ra shu-bhech-cha Example: ନୂତନ ବର୍ଷର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା!
- Burmese (🇲🇲) – နှစ်သစ်ကူးပ်ောရန်ကောင်းပါစေ | Pronunciation: hnit-thit-ku pa-yan-kaung-ba-zay Example: နှစ်သစ်ကူးပ်ောရန်ကောင်းပါစေ!
- Khmer (🇰🇭) – សួស្តីឆ្នាំថ្មី | Pronunciation: soo-stead chnam thmei Example: សួស្តីឆ្នាំថ្មី!
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສະບາຍດີປີໃໝ່ | Pronunciation: sa-bai-dee pee mai Example: ສະບາຍດີປີໃໝ່!
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Шинэ жилийн мэнд | Pronunciation: shin-eh jilin mend Example: Шинэ жилийн мэнд!
- Tibetan (🇹🇩) – ལོ་གསར་བཟང་། | Pronunciation: lo sar zang Example: ལོ་གསར་བཟང་།
- Tagalog (🇵🇭) – Manigong Bagong Taon | Pronunciation: mah-nee-gong bah-gong ta-on Example: Manigong Bagong Taon!
- Cebuano (🇵🇭) – Malipayong Bag-ong Tuig | Pronunciation: mah-lee-pah-yong bag-ong too-ig Example: Malipayong Bag-ong Tuig!
- Hmong (🇨🇳) – Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab | Pronunciation: nyaw zhong shoo chia Example: Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab!
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Yangi Yil Bilan | Pronunciation: yan-gee yil bi-lan Example: Yangi Yil Bilan!
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Жаңа Жыл Құтты Болсын | Pronunciation: zhah-ngah zhil koo-tu bol-sun Example: Жаңа Жыл Құтты Болсын!
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Жаңы Жылыңыз менен | Pronunciation: jah-ngi zhyl-yng-iz me-nen Example: Жаңы Жылыңыз менен!
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Соли Нав Муборак | Pronunciation: soli nav muborak Example: Соли Нав Муборак!
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – გილოცავთ ახალ წელს | Pronunciation: gi-lo-tsavt akhal tsels Example: გილოცავთ ახალ წელს!
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Շնորհավոր Նոր Տարի | Pronunciation: shnor-ha-vor nor tari Example: Շնորհավոր Նոր Տարի!
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שנה טובה | Pronunciation: sha-nah to-vah Example: שנה טובה לך!
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Is-Sena t-Tajba | Pronunciation: iss-se-na taj-ba Example: Is-Sena t-Tajba!
- Irish (🇮🇪) – Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit | Pronunciation: ah-vlee-in fwee wash-eh ditch Example: Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit!
- Scottish Gaelic (🇬🇧) – Bliadhna Mhath Ùr | Pronunciation: blee-an-a vah oor Example: Bliadhna Mhath Ùr!
- Welsh (🇬🇧) – Blwyddyn Newydd Dda | Pronunciation: blwy-thin new-ith tha Example: Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Gleðilegt nýtt ár | Pronunciation: gleth-ee-lekt nit our Example: Gleðilegt nýtt ár!
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Godt Nytår | Pronunciation: got new-tor Example: Godt Nytår!
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Godt Nyttår | Pronunciation: got new-tor Example: Godt Nyttår!
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Head Uut Aastat | Pronunciation: he-ad oot ah-staht Example: Head Uut Aastat!
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Laimīgu Jauno Gadu | Pronunciation: lai-mee-goo yau-no ga-doo Example: Laimīgu Jauno Gadu!
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Laimingų Naujųjų Metų | Pronunciation: lai-min-goo nau-yoo-yoo meh-too Example: Laimingų Naujųjų Metų!
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – La Mulți Ani | Pronunciation: la mool-tsi ani Example: La Mulți Ani!
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Boldog Új Évet | Pronunciation: bol-dog oo-ee ay-vet Example: Boldog Új Évet!
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Šťastný Nový Rok | Pronunciation: shtyas-tnee no-vee rok Example: Šťastný Nový Rok!
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Šťastný Nový Rok | Pronunciation: shtyas-tnee no-vee rok Example: Šťastný Nový Rok!
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Srečno Novo Leto | Pronunciation: srech-no novo lay-to Example: Srečno Novo Leto!
- Croatian (🇭🇷) – Sretna Nova Godina | Pronunciation: sret-na no-va go-dee-na Example: Sretna Nova Godina!
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Срећна Нова Година | Pronunciation: sreć-na no-va go-dee-na Example: Срећна Нова Година!
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Sretna Nova Godina | Pronunciation: sret-na no-va go-dee-na Example: Sretna Nova Godina!
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Честита Нова Година | Pronunciation: ches-tee-ta no-va go-dee-na Example: Честита Нова Година!
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Gëzuar Vitin e Ri | Pronunciation: guh-zoo-ar vee-teen eh ree Example: Gëzuar Vitin e Ri!
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Среќна Нова Година | Pronunciation: sreky-na no-va go-dee-na Example: Среќна Нова Година!
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – З Новым Годам | Pronunciation: z no-vim ho-dam Example: З Новым Годам!
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – З Новим Роком | Pronunciation: z no-veem ro-kom Example: З Новим Роком!
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Urte Berri On | Pronunciation: oor-teh beh-ree on Example: Urte Berri On!
- Catalan (🇪🇸) – Feliç Any Nou | Pronunciation: feh-leech an-ny no Example: Feliç Any Nou!
- Galician (🇪🇸) – Feliz Aninovo | Pronunciation: feh-leez ah-nee-no-vo Example: Feliz Aninovo!
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – E Gudde Rutsch | Pronunciation: eh goo-deh rooch Example: E Gudde Rutsch!
Conclusion
No matter where you go in the world, the phrase “Happy New Year” in other languages always brings joy, hope, and connection.
