Phrases |
'Useful' phrases |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Language-related proverbs
The phrases on this page are all toasts, often used when drinking alcoholic beverages. In some languages longer, more elaborate toasts are popular.
| Language | Phrase |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gesondheid! |
| Albanian | Gëzuar! Gezuaror! Shëndeti tuaj! |
| Alsatian | G'sundheit! |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
good health - (fee saḥitkum) في صحتكم! |
| Arabic (Kuwaiti) | may you eat with health - (bil-'áfya) بالعافية! |
| Armenian (Eastern) | Կենա'ցդ (Kenaced) - rarely used |
| Asturian | Gayola! |
| Azerbaijani | Gayola! Afiyët oslun! |
| Basque | On egin! Topa! Eskerriska! |
| Belarusian | За здароўе (Za zdarou'e) |
| Bengali | জয়! (jôe!) lit. 'Victory!' |
| Bhojpuri | मज़ा मेँ रहा (maza mein raha) |
| Bosnian | Živjeli! |
| Breton | Yec'hed mat! (good health) |
| Bulgarian | Наздраве! (Nazdrave) |
| Catalan | Salut! Txin txin! |
| Chamorro | Biba! |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 敬酒 (ging jáu), 飲杯 (yám buì) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 乾杯! [干杯!] (gān bēi) - lit. "dry glass" |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) | 呼乾啦! (Hō ta lah!) - lit. "Let it [the cup/glass] be dry [empty]" |
| Cornish | Yeghes da! (good health) Ehaz ha sowenath whath tho why ha tho goz henath! (Health and prosperity ever to you and yours) |
| Croatian | Živjeli! Uzdravlje!! |
| Czech | Na zdraví! |
| Danish | Skål! Bunden i vejret eller resten i håret! (bottoms up or the rest in your hair) |
| Dutch | Proost! Op je gezondheid! |
| English | Cheers! Bottoms up! Down the hatch! Mud in your eye! |
| Esperanto | Je via sano! Toston! Sanon! |
| Estonian | Tervist! Teie terviseks! (to your health) |
| Faroese | Skál! |
| Flemish | Santé! |
| Fijian | Bula! |
| Finnish | Kippis! Terveydeksi! (to your health) Pohjanmaan kautta! (bottoms up) |
| French | Santé ! À votre santé ! |
| Friulian | Bon pro! Vive! Cincin! Prosit! |
| Galician | ¡Saúde! |
| Georgian | გაგიმარჯოთ!
(gagimarjoth) - frm გაგიმარჯოს! (gagimarjos) - inf ჯანმრთელობას გისურვებთ! (janmrthelobas gisurvebth) - frm ჯანმრთელობას გისურვებ! (janmrthelobas gisurveb) - inf |
| German | Prost! Prosit! Zum Wohl! Auf uns! Auf dich! |
| Greek | Στην υγειά σου! (stin iyá su!) - sg Στην υγειά μας! (stin iyá mas!) – pl including self Στην υγειά σας! (stin iyá sas!) - pl not including self Είς υγείαν! (is iyían) |
| Greenlandic | Kasuutta! |
| Hawaiian | Okole Maluna! (bottoms up) |
| Hebrew | to life - (l'chaim) לְחַיִּים! |
| Hindi | अच्छी सेहत! (Acchī sehat!) |
| Hungarian | Kedves egészségére! Egészségedre! (sg) Egészségetekre! (pl) (to your health) |
| Icelandic | Skál! |
| Indonesian | Pro! Tos! |
| Inuktitut | ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᓯᐊᖅ (Inuuhiqatsiaq/Inuusiqatsiaq) |
| Iñupiaq | Sayakturutchiaq |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Sláinte! (health) Sláinte mhaith! (good health) Sláinte agus táinte! (Health and wealth) Sláinte chuig na fir, agus go mairfidh na mná go deo! (Health to the men and may the women live forever) Croi follain agus gob fliuch! (A healthy heart and a wet mouth) Fad saol agat, gob fliuch, agus bás in Éirinn! (Long life to you, a wet mouth, and death in Ireland) |
| Italian | Salute! Cin cin! |
| Japanese | 乾杯 (kanpai) lit. "dry glass" |
| Jèrriais | Bouonne santé! |
| Kazakh | Денсаулығыңыз үшін! (Densawlığıñız üşin!) |
| Kikuyu | Rathima andu atene! |
| Korean | 건배 [乾杯] (geonbae) lit. "dry glass", 위하여 (wihayeo) |
| Latin | Bonam sanitatem! Bene tibi! |
| Lativan | Uz veselību! Priekā! (in happiness) |
| Lithuanian | Į sveikatą! |
| Lombard | Salùu! |
| Luxembourgish | Prost! |
| Macedonian | Наздравје (Nazdravye) |
| Malay | Sihat selalu! |
| Maltese | Evviva! Cirs! |
| Manx | Slaynt! (health) Slaynt vie! (good health) Slaynt vie, bea veayn, beeal fliugh as baase ayns Mannin (Good health, a long life, a wet mouth, and death in Mann) |
| Cheers/Good health! | Mauri ora! Kia ora! |
| Mongolian | Эрүүл мэндийн төлөө! (Erüül mendiin tölöö) |
| Nepali | शुभ कामना (subhakamana) |
| Norwegian | Skål! |
| Occitan | A la bona santat! A la nòstra! |
| Old English | Wes þū hal! |
| Persian | (be salâmati!) سلامتي! (salâmati!) به سلامتي! |
| Polish | Na zdrowie! |
| Portuguese | Viva! Saúde! (health) Tim-Tim!
|
| Rapanui | Manuía! |
| Romanian | Noroc! (good luck!) |
| Russian | На здоровье (Na zdarov'e) Будем здоровы! (Budem zdorovy) - Let's stay healthy |
| Scottish Gaelic | Slàinte! (health) Slàinte mhath! (good health) Slàinte mhor! (great health) Slàinte mhor a h-uile là a chi 's nach fhaic (Great health to you every day that I see you and every day that I don't) |
| Scots | Guid Health! |
| Serbian | Живео! (Živeo!) Живели (Živeli!) - Let's live long |
| Slovak | Na zdravie! |
| Slovenian | Na zdravje! (to your health), Živijo |
| Spanish | ¡Salud! |
| Swahili | Maisha marefu! Afya! Vifijo! |
| Swedish | Skål! |
| Tagalog | Mabuhay! (long life) |
| Tamil | நல் ஆரோக்கியம் பெருக (nal aarokkiyam peruga) |
| Telugu | శుభ ఆరోగ్యం ! (shubha aaroagyaṅ!) |
| Thai | ไชโย! |
| Turkish | Şerefe! (to honour) Sağlığına! (sing) Sağlığınıza! (pl/polite) - to your health |
| Ukrainian | Будьмо (Budʼmo), За здоровя (Za zdorovja) |
| Uzbek | Oldik! / Sog'liq uchun! |
| Vietnamese | Chúc sức khoẻ! |
| Welsh | Iechyd da! |
| Xhosa | Impilo! |
| Yiddish | (Zayt gesunt) זייט געזונט |
| Yorùbá | Ayọ ni o / Kara o le |
| Zulu | Impilontle! Akubekuhle! |
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http://www.awa.dk/glosary/slainte.htm
http://home.tiscali.dk/mortenl/cheers.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_phrases_in_different_languages
http://irish.spike-jamie.com/gaelic.html
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