67 Xmas Greetings in 50 Languages: How to say Merry Christmas wherever you are in Europe

If you’re travelling in Europe this Christmas, be sure to find out how to say Merry Christmas greetings to the locals! It is a holiday celebrated almost everywhere, so it is sure to be appreciated. We’ve organised them by European regions, and then alphabetically, to make them easy for you to find!

Western Europe (7 languages, 12 greetings)

Breton (Brittany, France)

nedeleg laouen

Dutch

Vrolijk Kerstfeest!

French (3)

Joyeux noël

Joyeuses fêtes/bonnes fêtes

Je vous souhaite d’excellentes fêtes de fin d’année (formal)

German (4)

Frohe Weihnachten! — Merry Christmas!

Fröhliche Weihnachten! — Joyous Christmas!

Frohes Fest! — A happy celebration!

Frohes Weihnachtsfest! — A joyous Christmas celebration!

Luxembourgish

Schéi Krëschtdeeg!

Romansh (Switzerland)

Legreivlas fiestas de Nadal!

Walloon (Wallonia, Belgium)

djoyeus Noyé

Eastern Europe (9 languages, 12 greetings)

Belarussian

Z Kaljadami (З Калядамі)

Bulgarian

Весела Коледа ( и честита нова година)

Czech

veselé Vánoce

Hungarian (2)

‘Веселого Різдва’ Veseloho Rizdva (Merry Christmas) or ‘Христос Рождається’ Khrystos Rozhdayetsia (Christ is Born)

Polish

Wesołych Świąt

Romanian

Craciun Fericit

Russian (2)

s rah-zh-dee-st-VOHM (C рождеством!) or

s-schah-st-lee-vah-vah rah-zh dee-st-vah (Счастливого рождества!)

Slovak

Veselé Vianoce

Ukrainian (2)

‘Веселого Різдва’ Veseloho Rizdva (Merry Christmas) 

‘Христос Рождається’ Khrystos Rozhdayetsia (Christ is Born)

Northern Europe (17 languages, 23 greetings)

Cornish (Cornwall, England)

Nadelek lowen

Danish

Glædelig Jul

Estonian

Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi

English (5)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Happy Christmas

Season’s Greetings (Used only in writing)

Yuletide greetings (Used only in writing, most commonly of Christmas cards)

Faroese

Gleðilig jól!

Finnish

Hyvää joulua

Icelandic

Gleðileg jól

Irish Gaelic (Ireland)

Nollaig Shona Dhuit

Latvian

Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus

Lithuanian (2)

Džiaugsmingų Šventų Kalėdų 

Manx Gaelic (Isle of Man, UK)

Nollick Ghennal

North-Sami (North Scandinavia)

Buorit Juovllat

Norwegian

God jul!

Scots (Scotland) (2)

A Blithe Yule

A Cantie Yule

Scottish Gaelic (Scotland)

Nollaig Chridheil

Swedish

God Jul!

Welsh

Nadolig Llawen

Southern Europe (16 languages, 19 greetings)

Albanian

Gëzuar Krishtlindjet

Basque (Basque Country, Spain)

Eguberri on

Castillian (Spain) (2)

Feliz Navidad (y Feliz Año Nuevo) 

Felices fiestas

Catalan (Catalonia, Balearic Islands, and Valencia, Spain)

Bon Nadal

Croatian

Sretan Božić

Galician (Galicia, Spain)

Bo Nadal

Greek

καλά Χριστούγεννα

Italian (2)

Buone Feste

Auguri di un Natale sereno (Formal/in writing)

Maltese

il-Milied it-tajjeb

Montenegrin (2)

Hristos se rodi (Христос се роди) – Christ is born

Vaistinu se rodi (Ваистину се роди) – truly born (reply)

Neapolitan (Southern Italy)

Bon Nàtale

Portuguese

Feliz Natal!

Sardinian (Sardinia, Italy)

Bona pasca de nadale

Sicilian (Sicily and Calabria, Italy)

Bon Natali 

Slovenian

Vesel božič 

Turkish

Mutlu Noeller

Emoji

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