ACCORDING TO Ethnologue, the world currently has 7099 living languages. Here’s how to wish someone a happy new year in French, a happy new year in Portuguese, a happy new year in Polish, and about 37 other ways.
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| Language | Spelling | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gelukkige Nuwejaar | gha-likkikga-neeva-yaarr (“gh” is a throat scraping guttural sound) |
| Albanian | Gëzuar Vitin e Ri | gu-zoo-ar vi-tin e ri |
| Arabic | سنة سعيدة | sana sa’eedah |
| Azerbaijani | Yeni iliniz mübarək | ye-ni i-li-niz myu-ba-rack |
| Bahasa melayu | Selamat tahun baru | selamat tahun baru |
| Basque | Urte berri on | err-te berr-rri on |
| Bosnian | sretna nova godina | sr-et-na no-va go-din-a |
| Bulgarian | Щастлива Нова година | sh-tast-liva No-va go-din-a |
| Catalan | Feliç any nou | fe-LEES A-nee n-Ou |
| Cebuano (Philippines) | Mabungahong Bag-ong Tuig kaninyong tanan | ma-boon-ga-hong bag-ong too-eeg kan-een-yong tan-an |
| Czech | šťastný nový rok | SHTU-stnee NO-vee rrr-ok |
| Dutch | Fijne oudejaarsavond (Fine New Year’s Eve) / Gelukkig Nieuwjaar (Happy New Year) | fei-nee ow-de-yaarr-sa-vont / ghu-lukkikgh-neew-yaarr |
| Estonian | Head uut aastat | hed oot ah-staht |
