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According to The United Nations there are 368 official languages now as this sight is viewed all around the globe, how about we try to get as many seasonal greetings as we can in those languages?
I will start of with a couple.
Nadalek lowen regas bo. Cornish
Hari bari ya mwaxia umpia..Kenya
alanatkie
16-Dec-07, 15:57
Buon Natal - Italian
Feliz Natal - Portuguese
Nollaig chridheil ......... Scottish Gaelic
Feliz Navidad ...... Spanish
Wesolych Swiat ..... Polish
Swedish --- Glad Julen. French --- Joyeux Noel. Gaelic --- Nodlag Sona Duit. Thats my cotibution folks.;)
vrolijk Kerstfeest..........Dutch
Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan ~ Mandarin
Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa ~ Manx
What a nice idea Lizz....
Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Merry Christmas and a Happy Newar from Wales.
Trinkie
Sheng dan kuai le..........Traditional Chinese
"Kala Christouyena kai Chronia Polla :)" - Greek
Kom spend mucho cash......Tesco :lol:
Karia
Merry Christmas and Joyeux Noel from Canada.
And Mitho Makosi Kesikansi (Cree).
northener
16-Dec-07, 18:48
"Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!" - Greenland Inuit (don't call them Eskimos!)
In German, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" is "Frohe Weihnachten und ein Gluckliches Neues Jahr".
It is pronounced "Froh Vine-achten oond eye-n Glooklish Noy Yar". :)
helenwyler
16-Dec-07, 20:29
Mary Chrissmus end a Nappy Noo Ye-ah!
(Cockney, a la Dick Van Dyke).
Merry christmas and a happy new year..........British LOL jan x:lol:
Hic...hic...hic merry chrissssssssshmas and hoppppy new year- thats Christmas spirit speak a la bunny lol ;) x
Kom spend mucho cash......Tesco :lol:
Karia
love it, good one [lol]
Turkish - (http://www.flw.com/languages/turkish.htm)Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Zulu - (http://www.flw.com/languages/zulu.htm)Sinifesela Ukhisimusi Omuhle Nonyaka Omusha Onempumelelo
sassylass
17-Dec-07, 00:28
Mele Kalikimaka - Hawaiian
Rauhallista joulua (or Hyvää joulua) - Finnish
God jul - Norwegian
Buorrit Juovllat - Saami (Lapland)
northener
17-Dec-07, 20:16
Blimey, what a bunch of multilingual .Org bods we are!
I'm amazed that there is such a diverse range of languages spoken amongst our revered group of eejits!
Hang on, I hope no-one is simply cutting and pasting off the internet......
You lot wouldn't stoop so low, would you?;)
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[lol]Havagidyinbigman:lol: --- glasgow ---
Blimey, what a bunch of multilingual .Org bods we are!
I'm amazed that there is such a diverse range of languages spoken amongst our revered group of eejits!
Hang on, I hope no-one is simply cutting and pasting off the internet......
You lot wouldn't stoop so low, would you?;)
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Well I lived in Germany at one time, so I had no need to cut and paste "Frohe Weihnachten und ein Gluckliches Neues Jahr" off the internet, northener! :p
George Brims
17-Dec-07, 21:20
Mele Kalikimaka - Hawaiian <------------ Used to live there
Will that be cash or charge? - Californian <------------ Live there now
Cornish because I am northener, Swahili because one of my best friends is and this is the greeting of another friend.
Kerismos shumar murbarak......Egyptian
northener
17-Dec-07, 23:34
I have to admit, I don't speak Inuit (suprised? Yeah, I know, it's hard to believe).
But I have been to Greenland!
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I hope everyone excuses me for being a nitpick... Swedish is God Jul, god knows I've said/written it on enough christmas cards during the years to be sure ;)
Swedish --- Glad Julen Sorry Uli, I have to admit i googled this one. :~(
:) it was fun to see someone attempting it to be honest
In German, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" is "Frohe Weihnachten und ein Gluckliches Neues Jahr".
It is pronounced "Froh Vine-achten oond eye-n Glooklish Noy Yar". :)
Well done Sporran, that was nearly sopt on!:D
I would say: "Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein Gutes Neues Jahr", but you can say it either way round...
merry chrismis an' a damned gud new year till yeez al!! ;)
northener
18-Dec-07, 21:07
Swedish --- Glad Julen Sorry Uli, I have to admit i googled this one. :~(
Aha! A charlatan is exposed!:D
Buon Natale e Felice Anni
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