World Music Central wishes you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year.
And here is our Happy New Year wish in many of the world’s languages:
Afgani – Saale Nao Mubbarak
Afrikaans – Gelukkige nuwe jaar
Albanian – Gezuar Vitin e Ri Arabic – Antum salimun
Bengali – Shuvo Nabo Barsho
Bulgarian – Vesela Koleda i chestita nova godina
Chinese – Chu Shen Tan
Corsican – Pace e Salute
Croatian – Sretna Nova godina!
Cymraeg (Welsh) – Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Czech – Scastny Novy Rok
Danish – Godt Nytår
Dutch – Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
Estonian – Head uut aastat
Filipino – Manigong Bagong Taon
Finnish – Onnellista Uutta Vuotta
French – Bonne Annee
Gaelic – Bliadhna mhath ur
German – Prosit Neujahr
Greek – Kenourios Chronos
Hawaiian – Hauoli Makahiki Hou
Hebrew – L’Shannah Tovah
Hindi – Nahi varsh ka shub kamna
Hungarian – Boldog £j vet k¡v nok!
Indonesian – Selamat Tahun Baru
Irish – Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit
Italian – Felice anno nuovo
Khmer – Sua Sdei tfnam tmei
Laotian – Sabai dee pee mai
Nepalese – Nawa Barsha ko Shuvakamana
Norwegian – Godt Nyttår
Papua New Guinean – Nupela yia i go long yu
Polish – Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Portuguese – Feliz Ano Novo
Punjabi – Nave sal di mubarak
Romanian – An Nou Fericit
Russian – S Novim Godom
Serbo-Croatian – Sretna nova godina
Slovak – A stastlivy Novy Rok
Somali – Iyo Sanad Cusub Oo Fiican
Spanish – Feliz Año Nuevo
Swahili – Heri Za Mwaka Mpya
Swedish – Gott Gott nytt år!
Sudanese – Warsa Enggal
Tamil – Eniya Puthandu Nalvazhthukkal
Telegu – Noothana samvatsara shubhakankshalu
Thai – Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish – Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian – Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku
Urdu – Naya Saal Mubbarak Ho
Uzbek – Yangi Yil Bilan
Vietnamese – Chuc Mung Tan Nien
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
