Bellie Acres Wine · Living database v1
How to say “cheers” around the world
Native script first. Learner pronunciation beside it. Sorted by country, then language. Country is an association — not a claim that a language belongs to one nation.
114 records. “Cheers” has no exact one-word equivalent everywhere. Some lines mean “to your health,” “long life,” “clink glasses,” or “success.” Those notes stay on the card. This is a living first draft. Pronunciation cues still need review. We add. We do not overwrite.
114 entries
Albania
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gëzuar
guh-ZOO-ar · Albanian
Angola
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Saúde
sah-OO-jee · Portuguese
Arabic-speaking countries
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في صحتك
fi sahh-tak · Arabic
to your health; dialect varies
Arabic-speaking Levant
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صحتين
sahh-TAYN · Arabic
colloquial toast; varies by dialect
Argentina
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Australia
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Cheers
cheerz · English
Austria
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Prost
prohst · German
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Na zdravje
nah ZDRAHV-yeh · Slovenian-speaking communities
Basque Country
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Topa!
TOH-pah · Basque
toast expression; verify regional usage
Belarus
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Na zdrowie
nah zdroh-VYEH · Polish-speaking communities
Belgium
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Proost
prohst · Dutch
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Santé
sahn-TAY · French
Bolivia
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Živjeli!
ZHEE-vyeh-lee · Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian usage
Brazil
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Saúde
sah-OO-jee · Portuguese
Brittany, France
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Yec’hed mat
YEH-het maht · Breton
Bulgaria
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Nazdrave
naz-DRAH-veh · Bulgarian
Canada
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Cheers
cheerz · English
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Santé
sahn-TAY · French
Cantonese-speaking communities
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Yām seng
yahm seng · Cantonese
especially Malaysia/Singapore contexts
Chile
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
China
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乾杯
gon¹ bui¹ · Cantonese
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乾杯
gān bēi · Mandarin
Colombia
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Yec’hed mat
YEH-het maht · Cornish
toast expression; verify usage
Costa Rica
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Croatia
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Na zdravlje
nah ZDRAHV-lyeh · Croatian
Cuba
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Denmark
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Skål
skohl · Danish
Dominican Republic
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
East Africa
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Maisha marefu
mah-EE-shah mah-REH-foo · Swahili
“long life”; toast phrase
Ecuador
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Esperanto
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je vian sanon
constructedyeh vee-ahn SAH-non · Esperanto
to your health
Estonia
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Terviseks
TEHR-vee-seks · Estonian
Faroe Islands
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Skål
skohl · Faroese
Finland
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Kippis
KEEP-pees · Finnish
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Skål
skohl · Swedish-speaking communities
Finnish-speaking communities worldwide
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Kippis
KEEP-pees · Finnish
France
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Santé
sahn-TAY · French
informal
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À votre santé
ah vot-ruh sahn-TAY · French
formal
French-speaking Switzerland
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Santé
sahn-TAY · French
Friesland, Netherlands
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Tsjoch!
tsohk · West Frisian
Georgia
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გაუმარჯოს
gow-MAR-jos · Georgian
German-speaking Switzerland
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Prost
prohst · Swiss German/German
Germany
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Prost
prohst · German
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Zum Wohl
tsoom vohl · German
formal
Ghana
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Anogyeɛ
ah-noh-JEH · Akan/Twi
joy; toast usage varies
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Cheers
cheerz · English
Greece
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Γεια μας
YAH mahs · Greek
Guatemala
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Hungary
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Egészségedre
eh-GAYSH-shay-ged-reh · Hungarian
Iceland
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Skál
skowl · Icelandic
India
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Cheers
cheerz · English
urban/social usage
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शुभ स्वास्थ्य के लिए
shubh svaasthya ke liye · Hindi
formal “to good health”; not necessarily everyday toast
India / Sri Lanka
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அரோக்கியத்திற்கு
a-rohk-kee-yat-thir-ku · Tamil
formal “to health”; verify regional toast usage
Indonesia
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Selamat minum
suh-LAH-maht MEE-noom · Indonesian
roughly “enjoy your drink”; context-dependent
Iran
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به سلامتی
beh sah-lah-mah-tee · Persian
Ireland
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Sláinte
SLAHN-chuh · Irish
Israel
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לחיים
l’chaim · Hebrew
Italian-speaking Switzerland
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Cin cin
cheen cheen · Italian
Italy
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Cin cin
cheen cheen · Italian
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Salute
sah-LOO-teh · Italian
Japan
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乾杯
kan-pai · Japanese
Kenya
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Cheers
cheerz · English
Klingon
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HIq
constructed[xɪqʰ] · constructed language
alcoholic drink including wine; not “cheers”
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Qapla’!
constructedqap-LAH · constructed language
“success!”; celebratory exclamation, not literal “cheers”
Korea
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건배
geon-bae · Korean
Latin
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bene tibi
historicalBEH-neh TEE-bee · Latin
“for your good”; explanatory approximation, not a fixed everyday toast
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vīvat
historicalVEE-vaht · Latin
later/ceremonial toast-like exclamation; not a standard Classical Latin equivalent
Lithuania
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Į sveikatą
ee svei-KAH-tah · Lithuanian
Malta
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Saħħa
SAH-hah · Maltese
literally “health”; toast use
Mexico
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Moldova
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Noroc
no-ROK · Romanian
Mozambique
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Saúde
sah-OO-jee · Portuguese
Netherlands
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Proost
prohst · Dutch
New Zealand
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Cheers
cheerz · English
Nigeria
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Cheers
cheerz · English
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Àláfíà
ah-LAH-fee-ah · Yoruba
“peace/well-being”; toast context varies
North Macedonia
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Наздраве
naz-DRAH-veh · Macedonian
Norway
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Skål
skohl · Norwegian
Peru
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Philippines
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Mabuhay!
mah-boo-HIGH · Filipino/Tagalog
celebratory greeting/toast-like use
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Tagay!
TAH-guy · Filipino/Tagalog
colloquial toast
Poland
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Na zdrowie
nah zdroh-VYEH · Polish
Portugal
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Saúde
sah-OO-jee · Portuguese
Puerto Rico
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Romania
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Noroc
no-ROK · Romanian
Russia
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За здоровье
za zda-ROV-yeh · Russian
to your health
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За здоровье
za zda-ROV-yeh · Russian
used toast; context-dependent
Scotland
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Slàinte mhath
SLAHN-chuh vah · Scottish Gaelic
Serbia
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Živeli!
ZHEE-veh-lee · Serbian
Singapore
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乾杯
gān bēi · Mandarin
Slovakia
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Na zdravie
nah ZDRAH-vyeh · Slovak
Slovenia
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Na zdravje
nah ZDRAHV-yeh · Slovene
South Africa
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Gesondheid
khuh-SOONT-hayt · Afrikaans
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Impilo
im-PEE-loh · isiXhosa
health/life; toast usage varies
Spain
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Spanish-speaking communities worldwide
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Salud
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Sweden
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Skål
skohl · Swedish
Thailand
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ชนแก้ว
chon gâew · Thai
“clink glasses”
Turkey
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Afiyet olsun
ah-fee-YET ol-SOON · Turkish
usually “enjoy your meal”; not a direct equivalent of cheers
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Şerefe
sheh-reh-FEH · Turkish
Uganda
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Cheers
cheerz · English
Ukraine
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Будьмо!
BOOD-mo · Ukrainian
United Kingdom
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Cheers
cheerz · English
United States
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Cheers
cheerz · English
Uruguay
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Venezuela
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¡Salud!
sah-LOOD · Spanish
Vietnam
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Chúc sức khỏe
chook sook kweh · Vietnamese
“to health”; toast wording
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Một, hai, ba, dô!
moht hi bah zoh · Vietnamese
group drinking cheer
Võro-speaking region, Estonia
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Terviseks
TEHR-vee-seks · Võro
Wales
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Iechyd da
YAY-khid dah · Welsh
Zimbabwe
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Cheers
cheerz · English
Åland Islands
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Skål
skohl · Swedish
Starting sources for this draft, not a line-by-line verification: FluentU, Rosetta Stone, Expatica, and The Webtender. Related: How to say wine · Wine Word Archive.