cheers! santé! за ваше здоровье! salud!

severecci · 05-09-2005, 06:56 PM

Hi

There are several sites which list the toast used for drinking in various different languages, but they are all missing some important ones (esp. Arabic, Urdu [اردو] and Hindi [हिन्दी] in their original alphabets).

It is one of the most sociable uses of a word, so would love it if anyone can help add to the list, in any and every language possible. Could you give original spelling in original alphabet and transliteration into IPA or the latin alphabet.

english - cheers
afrikaans - gesondheid
shqip (Albanian) - gëzuar
Беларускі (Belorussian) - за здароуе (zuh zduh-ROW-yeh)
bosanski (Bosnian) - na zdravlje
breton - yec'hed mat
Български (Bulgarian) - наздраве (na zdrave)
Català (Catalan) - Salut
普通话 (Chinese) - 干杯 (gahn bay)
hrvatski (Croatian) - u zdravlje / nazdravlje
Česky (Czech) - Na zdraví
dansk (Danish) / norsk (Norwegian) / svenska (Swedish) - skål
Nederlands (Dutch) - proost
eesti (Estonian) - terviseks
suomi (Finnish) - kippis
français (French) - Santé
Frysk (West Frisian) - tsjoch
Friisk (North Frisian) - sünhäid
Deutsch (German) - prosit
Ελληνικά (Greek) - Γειά μας (yah mass)
Hawai`i (Hawaiian) - Ola
עברית (Hebrew) - לחיים (le chaim)
magyar (Hungarian) - egészségedre
íslenska (Icelandic) - skál
bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) - selamat minum
Gaeilge/Gàidhlig (Irish/Scot Gaelic) - sláinte
italiano - salute / cin cin
日本語 (Japanese) - 乾杯 (kampai)
한국어 (Korean) - 건배 (gun beh)
Latina - salutem
Lietuviškai (Lithuanian) - į sveikatą
Il-lingwa maltija (Maltese) - saħħa
polski (Polish) - Na zdrowie
português (Portugese) - à vossa
româneşte (Romanian) - Noroc
Русский (Russian) - За здоровье (za zdorov'e)
српски (Serbian) - живели (zhivelee)
slovenský (Slovak) - Na zdravie
slovensko (Slovene) - na zdravje
castellano (Spanish) - salud
Tagalog - Mabuhay
Tamizh (Tamil) - poriyal
Andhra Bhasha (Telugu) - Kakarakaaya vepudu
українська (Ukrainian) - за кохання (za ko-KHAN-nyah)
Cymraeg (Welsh) - iechyd da
ייִדיש (Yiddish) - לחיים (luh khime)

Sources:
http://www.biography.ms/Common_phras...languages.html
http://home.worldonline.dk/mortenl/cheers.html
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/index.htm

Any more translations or any corrections would be greatly appreciated (translation in original alphabet and transliteration into IPA or the latin alphabet would be excellent).

Cheers!

The_FD · 05-09-2005, 07:23 PM

Hi everyone

You probably noticed that i am french, partially from the Loire valley and thus i have to add the old french sentence written on our glasses and first said by François Rabelais (1484-1553)

"Beuvez toujours ne mourrez jamais"

that means drink forver and never dye

so french!

Joe Gold · 05-09-2005, 10:10 PM

There is a nice story about the hungarian expression. I couldn't teach it properly, but you have to watch your pronounciation. It means on (your) health, but pronounced badly, it means on (your) a..

Joe Gold · 05-09-2005, 10:16 PM

Ny the way, you can add:
Spanish: salud (health)
Norvegian, Swedish & Danish: skål

Nani · 05-09-2005, 10:30 PM

in Arabic it is : besehtak بصحتك and would mean on your health

xpsal · 05-09-2005, 11:20 PM

there is an other word too , in arabic it's في خراب صحتك which means go ahead and destroy your health by drinking, i don't know what does drinking have to do with health

Nani · 05-10-2005, 08:57 AM

never heard that expression ya Salim .. bs , am sure too much drinking will destroy your health :P

05-09-2005, 06:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
severecci Junior Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3 severecci is an unknown character at this point	cheers! santé! за ваше здоровье! salud! Hi There are several sites which list the toast used for drinking in various different languages, but they are all missing some important ones (esp. Arabic, Urdu [اردو] and Hindi [हिन्दी] in their original alphabets). It is one of the most sociable uses of a word, so would love it if anyone can help add to the list, in any and every language possible. Could you give original spelling in original alphabet and transliteration into IPA or the latin alphabet. english - cheers afrikaans - gesondheid shqip (Albanian) - gëzuar Беларускі (Belorussian) - за здароуе (zuh zduh-ROW-yeh) bosanski (Bosnian) - na zdravlje breton - yec'hed mat Български (Bulgarian) - наздраве (na zdrave) Català (Catalan) - Salut 普通话 (Chinese) - 干杯 (gahn bay) hrvatski (Croatian) - u zdravlje / nazdravlje Česky (Czech) - Na zdraví dansk (Danish) / norsk (Norwegian) / svenska (Swedish) - skål Nederlands (Dutch) - proost eesti (Estonian) - terviseks suomi (Finnish) - kippis français (French) - Santé Frysk (West Frisian) - tsjoch Friisk (North Frisian) - sünhäid Deutsch (German) - prosit Ελληνικά (Greek) - Γειά μας (yah mass) Hawai`i (Hawaiian) - Ola עברית (Hebrew) - לחיים (le chaim) magyar (Hungarian) - egészségedre íslenska (Icelandic) - skál bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) - selamat minum Gaeilge/Gàidhlig (Irish/Scot Gaelic) - sláinte italiano - salute / cin cin 日本語 (Japanese) - 乾杯 (kampai) 한국어 (Korean) - 건배 (gun beh) Latina - salutem Lietuviškai (Lithuanian) - į sveikatą Il-lingwa maltija (Maltese) - saħħa polski (Polish) - Na zdrowie português (Portugese) - à vossa româneşte (Romanian) - Noroc Русский (Russian) - За здоровье (za zdorov'e) српски (Serbian) - живели (zhivelee) slovenský (Slovak) - Na zdravie slovensko (Slovene) - na zdravje castellano (Spanish) - salud Tagalog - Mabuhay Tamizh (Tamil) - poriyal Andhra Bhasha (Telugu) - Kakarakaaya vepudu українська (Ukrainian) - за кохання (za ko-KHAN-nyah) Cymraeg (Welsh) - iechyd da ייִדיש (Yiddish) - לחיים (luh khime) Sources: http://www.biography.ms/Common_phras...languages.html http://home.worldonline.dk/mortenl/cheers.html http://www.omniglot.com/writing/index.htm Any more translations or any corrections would be greatly appreciated (translation in original alphabet and transliteration into IPA or the latin alphabet would be excellent). Cheers! Last edited by severecci; 05-09-2005 at 11:57 PM.
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05-09-2005, 07:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_FD flying dancer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Paris France Posts: 4,248 The_FD is a splendid one to behold The_FD is a splendid one to behold The_FD is a splendid one to behold	Hi everyone You probably noticed that i am french, partially from the Loire valley and thus i have to add the old french sentence written on our glasses and first said by François Rabelais (1484-1553) "Beuvez toujours ne mourrez jamais" that means drink forver and never dye so french! __________________ L'histoire de la famille Bourdillon Les fêtes d'Hébé The flying dancer dancing
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Joe Gold (un-)lucky bastard Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bucovina (for those who can locate that on a map) Posts: 325 Joe Gold is an unknown character at this point	There is a nice story about the hungarian expression. I couldn't teach it properly, but you have to watch your pronounciation. It means on (your) health, but pronounced badly, it means on (your) a..
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Joe Gold (un-)lucky bastard Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bucovina (for those who can locate that on a map) Posts: 325 Joe Gold is an unknown character at this point	Ny the way, you can add: Spanish: salud (health) Norvegian, Swedish & Danish: skål
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05-09-2005, 10:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nani Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,439 Nani has a spectacular aura about	in Arabic it is : besehtak بصحتك and would mean on your health
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05-09-2005, 11:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
xpsal The Linguanaut Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,783 xpsal has a spectacular aura about	there is an other word too , in arabic it's في خراب صحتك which means go ahead and destroy your health by drinking, i don't know what does drinking have to do with health __________________ - Learn Arabic, Arabic Calligraphy, Spanish, Arabic Keyboard - Phrases in more than 52 languages - Try some Brain Games. Salim ۞ ۩ ۝ ۩۩۩ Last edited by xpsal; 05-10-2005 at 09:01 AM.
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Nani Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,439 Nani has a spectacular aura about	never heard that expression ya Salim .. bs , am sure too much drinking will destroy your health :P
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