Cheers in Different Languages: 70 Ways to Say Cheers Around the

Saying “cheers” is a simple way to celebrate, toast good moments, show appreciation, or wish someone well. While English speakers commonly use “cheers” before taking a drink, different cultures have their own traditional words and expressions for making a toast.

If you want to know how to say cheers in different languages, this guide gives you 70 useful translations from around the world. Each entry includes the native phrase, an easy English pronunciation, and a practical example sentence so you can understand how the expression is used naturally.

If you are traveling, learning a new language, writing dialogue, or simply curious about international traditions, these cheers translations make it easy to discover how people celebrate around the world.

Cheers in Different Languages at a Glance

The word “cheers” does not always have one exact equivalent in another language. In many cultures, the expression used for a toast literally means something like “to your health,” “health,” “good health,” or “to victory.”

#	Language	Native Phrase	Easy English Pronunciation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
1	English	Cheers!	Cheerz	Cheers to our success!	Cheers to our success!
2	Spanish	¡Salud!	Sah-LOOD	¡Salud por los nuevos comienzos!	Cheers to new beginnings!
3	French	Santé !	Sahn-TAY	Santé à notre amitié !	Cheers to our friendship!
4	German	Prost!	Prohst	Prost auf unsere Freundschaft!	Cheers to our friendship!
5	Italian	Cin cin!	Chin chin	Cin cin alla nostra amicizia!	Cheers to our friendship!
6	Portuguese	Saúde!	Sah-OO-deh	Saúde à nossa amizade!	Cheers to our friendship!
7	Dutch	Proost!	Prohst	Proost op onze vriendschap!	Cheers to our friendship!
8	Swedish	Skål!	Skohl	Skål för vår vänskap!	Cheers to our friendship!
9	Danish	Skål!	Skohl	Skål for vores venskab!	Cheers to our friendship!
10	Norwegian	Skål!	Skohl	Skål for vennskapet vårt!	Cheers to our friendship!
11	Finnish	Kippis!	KIP-pis	Kippis uudelle vuodelle!	Cheers to the new year!
12	Icelandic	Skál!	Skowl	Skál fyrir vináttuna!	Cheers to friendship!
13	Irish	Sláinte!	SLAWN-cheh	Sláinte mhaith!	Good health!
14	Scottish Gaelic	Slàinte!	SLAWN-cheh	Slàinte mhath!	Good health!
15	Welsh	Iechyd!	YEKH-id	Iechyd i bawb!	Cheers to everyone’s health!
16	Polish	Na zdrowie!	Nah ZDROH-vyeh	Na zdrowie za naszą przyjaźń!	Cheers to our friendship!
17	Czech	Na zdraví!	Nah ZDRAH-vee	Na zdraví všem!	Cheers to everyone!
18	Slovak	Na zdravie!	Nah ZDRAH-vyeh	Na zdravie na nové začiatky!	Cheers to new beginnings!
19	Slovenian	Na zdravje!	Nah ZDRAHV-yeh	Na zdravje za prijateljstvo!	Cheers to friendship!
20	Croatian	Živjeli!	ZHEEV-yeh-lee	Živjeli za našu sreću!	Cheers to our happiness!
21	Serbian	Živeli!	ZHEE-veh-lee	Živeli za naše prijateljstvo!	Cheers to our friendship!
22	Bosnian	Živjeli!	ZHEEV-yeh-lee	Živjeli za dobre dane!	Cheers to good days!
23	Bulgarian	Наздраве!	Nahz-DRAH-veh	Наздраве за приятелството!	Cheers to friendship!
24	Macedonian	Наздравје!	Nahz-DRAHV-yeh	Наздравје за успехот!	Cheers to success!
25	Russian	За здоровье!	Zah zda-ROV-yeh	За здоровье и счастье!	To health and happiness!
26	Ukrainian	Будьмо!	BOOD-mo	Будьмо за нашу дружбу!	Cheers to our friendship!
27	Belarusian	Будзьма!	BOODZ-mah	Будзьма за сяброўства!	Cheers to friendship!
28	Lithuanian	Į sveikatą!	Ee svei-KAH-tah	Į sveikatą už draugystę!	Cheers to friendship!
29	Latvian	Priekā!	PRYEH-kah	Priekā par mūsu draudzību!	Cheers to our friendship!
30	Estonian	Terviseks!	TEHR-vee-seks	Terviseks meie sõprusele!	Cheers to our friendship!
31	Hungarian	Egészségedre!	EH-gaysh-shay-ged-reh	Egészségedre a sikerre!	Cheers to success!
32	Romanian	Noroc!	No-ROK	Noroc pentru prietenia noastră!	Cheers to our friendship!
33	Greek	Στην υγειά μας!	Stin ee-YA mas	Στην υγειά μας για τη φιλία μας!	Cheers to our friendship!
34	Albanian	Gëzuar!	Guh-ZOO-ar	Gëzuar për miqësinë tonë!	Cheers to our friendship!
35	Armenian	Կենացդ!	Keh-NAHTS-d	Կենացդ, ընկերություն!	Cheers to friendship!
36	Georgian	გაუმარჯოს!	Gow-mar-JOHSS	გაუმარჯოს ჩვენს მეგობრობას!	Cheers to our friendship!
37	Turkish	Şerefe!	Sheh-REH-feh	Şerefe, dostluğumuza!	Cheers to our friendship!
38	Azerbaijani	Şərəfinə!	Sheh-reh-fee-NEH	Şərəfinə, dostluğumuza!	Cheers to our friendship!
39	Persian	به سلامتی!	Beh sah-lah-MAH-tee	به سلامتی دوستی ما!	Cheers to our friendship!
40	Arabic	في صحتك!	Fee sah-HAH-tak	في صحتك يا صديقي!	Cheers to your health, my friend!
41	Hebrew	לחיים!	L’CHA-yim	לחיים ולחברות שלנו!	Cheers to life and our friendship!
42	Hindi	चियर्स!	Cheers	हमारी दोस्ती के नाम, चियर्स!	Cheers to our friendship!
43	Urdu	چئیرز!	Cheers	ہماری دوستی کے نام، چئیرز!	Cheers to our friendship!
44	Bengali	চিয়ার্স!	Cheers	আমাদের বন্ধুত্বের জন্য চিয়ার্স!	Cheers to our friendship!
45	Punjabi	ਚੀਅਰਜ਼!	Cheers	ਸਾਡੀ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ, ਚੀਅਰਜ਼!	Cheers to our friendship!
46	Gujarati	ચીયર્સ!	Cheers	આપણી મિત્રતા માટે ચીયર્સ!	Cheers to our friendship!
47	Marathi	चिअर्स!	Cheers	आपल्या मैत्रीसाठी चिअर्स!	Cheers to our friendship!
48	Nepali	चियर्स!	Cheers	हाम्रो मित्रताको लागि चियर्स!	Cheers to our friendship!
49	Tamil	வாழ்த்துகள்!	Vaazh-thoo-gal	நம் நட்புக்காக வாழ்த்துகள்!	Cheers to our friendship!
50	Telugu	చీర్స్!	Cheers	మన స్నేహానికి చీర్స్!	Cheers to our friendship!
51	Kannada	ಚಿಯರ್ಸ್!	Cheers	ನಮ್ಮ ಸ್ನೇಹಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಚಿಯರ್ಸ್!	Cheers to our friendship!
52	Malayalam	ചിയേഴ്സ്!	Cheers	നമ്മുടെ സൗഹൃദത്തിന് ചിയേഴ്സ്!	Cheers to our friendship!
53	Sinhala	චියර්ස්!	Cheers	අපේ මිත්‍රත්වයට චියර්ස්!	Cheers to our friendship!
54	Thai	ชนแก้ว!	Chon gaew	ชนแก้วเพื่อมิตรภาพของเรา!	Cheers to our friendship!
55	Vietnamese	Một, hai, ba, dô!	Moht hai bah, zoh	Một, hai, ba, dô cho tình bạn!	Cheers to friendship!
56	Indonesian	Bersulang!	Ber-soo-LAHNG	Bersulang untuk persahabatan kita!	Cheers to our friendship!
57	Malay	Sorak!	Soh-rak	Sorak untuk persahabatan kita!	Cheers to our friendship!
58	Filipino	Tagay!	Tah-GUY	Tagay para sa ating pagkakaibigan!	Cheers to our friendship!
59	Chinese (Mandarin)	干杯!	Gahn-bay	干杯，为我们的友谊！	Cheers to our friendship!
60	Cantonese	飲勝!	Yam-sing	飲勝，為我們的友誼！	Cheers to our friendship!
61	Japanese	乾杯!	Kahn-pie	乾杯、私たちの友情に！	Cheers to our friendship!
62	Korean	건배!	Geon-bae	우리의 우정을 위해 건배!	Cheers to our friendship!
63	Mongolian	Тулга!	Tool-gah	Тулга, нөхөрлөлийн төлөө!	Cheers to friendship!
64	Swahili	Afya!	AF-yah	Afya kwa urafiki wetu!	Cheers to our friendship!
65	Afrikaans	Gesondheid!	Guh-SOOND-hayt	Gesondheid op ons vriendskap!	Cheers to our friendship!
66	Zulu	Impilo!	Im-PEE-loh	Impilo ebunganeni bethu!	Cheers to our friendship!
67	Xhosa	Impilo!	Im-PEE-loh	Impilo kubuhlobo bethu!	Cheers to our friendship!
68	Esperanto	Je via sano!	Yeh vee-ah SAH-no	Je via sano kaj feliĉo!	To your health and happiness!
69	Latin	Prosit!	PROH-sit	Prosit omnibus!	Cheers to everyone!
70	Hawaiian	Å`ī!	Ah-ee	Å`ī no ke ola!	Cheers to life!

What Does “Cheers” Mean?

The meaning of “cheers” depends on the situation. In English, it can be used as a drinking toast, a way to express good wishes, or an informal way to say “thank you” in some varieties of English.

In other languages, the traditional toast often focuses on health, happiness, friendship, life, or good fortune. That is why translations may look different even when they serve the same purpose.

How to Say Cheers in Different Languages

If you are wondering how to say cheers in different languages, the table above provides 70 common expressions. Some are direct equivalents of “cheers,” while others are traditional toast expressions with a related meaning.

For example, “Salud” in Spanish and “Santé” in French both relate to health. “Sláinte” in Irish also expresses a wish for good health, while “Prost” in German is a traditional toast.

Cheers in European Languages

Europe has many distinctive ways to make a toast. German speakers commonly say “Prost,” French speakers say “Santé,” Italians often say “Cin cin,” and Spanish speakers use “¡Salud!”

Northern European languages frequently use “Skål,” while several Central and Eastern European languages have expressions based on health and well-being.

Cheers in Asian Languages

Asian cultures have their own rich traditions surrounding communal meals and toasts. Mandarin Chinese uses “干杯” (gānbēi), Japanese uses “乾杯” (kanpai), and Korean uses “건배” (geonbae).

In several South Asian languages, the English word “cheers” is also widely understood and commonly used in informal settings.

Cheers in Middle Eastern Languages

Middle Eastern languages offer a variety of expressions for toasting and wishing someone well. Persian uses “به سلامتی,” which relates to health, while Hebrew uses “לחיים,” meaning “to life.”

Arabic-speaking communities may use different toast expressions depending on country, dialect, and social setting, so the appropriate phrase can vary by region.

Cheers in African Languages

African languages also have meaningful expressions connected with health, life, friendship, and celebration. Swahili uses “Afya,” while Afrikaans uses “Gesondheid.”

Zulu and Xhosa can use “Impilo,” associated with health or life. These expressions show how the idea behind a toast is often more important than a literal translation of the English word.

Cheers in Different Languages for Travel

Learning a local toast can be a fun way to connect with people while traveling. It can also show respect for local customs and make social occasions more memorable.

Before using a toast, consider the setting. Some expressions are strongly associated with drinking alcohol, while others can be used more broadly for celebration or good wishes.

Traditional Meanings Behind Cheers Translations

Many cheers translations have meanings connected with health. This is easy to understand because traditional toasts often express a wish for someone’s well-being.

Other expressions focus on life, happiness, friendship, victory, or good fortune. As a result, translating “cheers” word-for-word does not always capture its cultural meaning.

Cheers Around the World

From “Prost” in Germany to “Skål” in Scandinavia and “乾杯” in Japan, people around the world have developed unique ways to celebrate together.

These expressions make the concept of cheers around the world especially interesting because they reveal how different cultures express friendship, celebration, and good wishes.

Tips for Using Cheers in Another Language

When using a foreign toast, pronunciation is important, but context matters too. Listen to native speakers whenever possible and copy the natural rhythm rather than translating each sound individually.

It is also useful to learn whether the expression is formal, informal, traditional, or specifically connected with drinking. A culturally appropriate phrase will always sound more natural than a literal translation.

Conclusion

Learning how to say cheers in different languages is an easy and enjoyable way to explore languages and cultures. From traditional wishes for health to modern expressions used at celebrations, these 70 phrases show how people around the world raise a glass and share good wishes.

If you are traveling, studying languages, or looking for international cheers in all languages, these expressions give you a useful starting point for celebrating with people from different cultures.

FAQs:

1. What is “cheers” in the most common languages?

Some popular translations include “Salud” in Spanish, “Santé” in French, “Prost” in German, “Cin cin” in Italian, “Saúde” in Portuguese, “Skål” in Swedish, and “乾杯” in Japanese.

2. What is the Spanish word for cheers?

The most common Spanish toast is “¡Salud!” It literally relates to health and is used when people raise their glasses to make a toast.

3. What is “cheers” in French?

In French, “Santé !” is commonly used as a toast. It means “health” and is similar in spirit to saying “cheers” in English.

4. What is “cheers” in Japanese?

The traditional Japanese toast is “乾杯!” (kanpai). It is pronounced approximately “kahn-pie” and is commonly said when people raise their glasses together.

5. What is the best way to learn cheers in different languages?

Start with the pronunciation and cultural meaning of the phrase rather than relying only on a literal translation. Practicing with native speakers or authentic language examples can help you use each expression naturally.