Posted on April 20th, 2010

No matter where you go and what you drink, people everywhere appreciate a toast to good health and good cheer. Here’s a list of 40 different ways to say cheers from around the world. We’ve tried to verify these as much as possible but if you have any suggestions or corrections please let us know in the comments.

Afrikaans – Gesondheid!

Albanian – Gëzuar!

Arabic (Egyptian) – (fee saḥitkum) في صحتكم!

Bosnian – Živjeli!

Bulgarian – Наздраве! (Nazdrave)

Chinese (Mandarin) – 乾杯! [干杯!] (gān bēi)

Croatian – Živjeli!

Czech – Na zdraví!

Danish – Skål!

Dutch – Prosit!

English – Cheers!

Estonian – Tervist!

Flemish – Santé!

Finnish – Kippis!

French – Santé!

Irish Gaelic – Sláinte!

Scottish Gaelic – Slàinte!

Georgian – Gaumarjos!

German – Prost!

Greek – στην υγειά σας! (stin ighia’ sas)

Hawaiian – Okole Maluna!

Hebrew – L’ Chaim

Hindi – अच्छी सेहत! (acchī sehata)

Hungarian – Kedves egeszsegere!

Icelandic – Skál!

Indonesian – Pro!

Italian – Salute!

Japanese – 乾杯 (kanpai)

Korean – 건배 [乾杯] (geonbae)

Norwegian – Skål!

Persian/Farsi – به سلامتی! (beh salamati)

Polish – Na zdrowie!

Portuguese – Saúde

Russian – Будем здоровы! (Budem zdorovy)

Spanish – ¡Salud!

Swedish – Skål!

Turkish – Şerefe!

Vietnamese – Chúc sức khoẻ!

Welsh – Iechyd da!