CHEERS PRESENTED BY
MY WINE WORDS
A GUIDE ON HOW TO ‘CHEERS’ IN OVER 40 LANGUAGES
Different words are used to define “cheers� when raising a glass of wine, depending on the language spoke by all kinds of wine loving folk. In the pages that follow, are words to speak before you swallow, when raising a toast to an international host. Cheers, Allie
Albanian
"gĂŤzuar" (enjoy)
Arabic
"!"#$%" (be ṣaḥtak: for your health)
Australian English
“scull” (to rapidly finish one’s drink)
Belarusian
"Будзьма!"
(budzma: may we live)
Bosnian
"nazdravlje" (for health)
Bulgarian
"hаздраве"
(nazdrave: to health)
Catalan
"salut" (health)
Chinese/Mandarin
"干杯"
(gānbēi:empty cup/bottoms up)
Czech
"na zdravĂ" (to health)
Danish
"sk책l"
(bowl: refers to older drinking vessels)
Dutch
"proost"
(may it be good)
Estonian
"terviseks" (for the health)
Filipino
"mabuhay" (to life)
Finnish
"kippis"
French
"santĂŠ" (health)
Galician
"saude"
(good health)
Georgian
"gaumarjos" (cheers)
German
"prost"
(may it be good)
Greek
"eις υγείαν" (for health)
Hebrew
"l'chayyim" (to life)
Hungarian
"egészségünkre" (for our health)
Italian
"salute" (health)
Japanese
"乾杯" (kanpai:dry the glass/bottoms up)
Korean
"건배"
(gunbae: empty cup/bottoms up)
Latvian
"priekÄ " (to joy)
Lithuanian
"Į sveikatą" (to health)
Macedonian
"hа здравје"
(na zdravje: to health)
Norwegian
"sk책l"
(bowl: refers to older drinking vessels)
Persian
&"'() ‌*% (besalamati: to health)
Polish
"na zdrowie" (to health)
Portuguese
"saĂşde" (health)
Romanian
"noroc" (good luck)
Scottish Gaelic
"slĂ inte mhath" (good health)
Serbian
"nazdravlje" (for health)
Slovak
"na zdravie" (to health)
Slovene
"na zdravje" (to health)
Spanish/Castilian
"salud" (health)
Swedish
"gut책r"
(good drink)
Thai
"ชนแก้ว" (chon-kaew: let us toast)
Turkish
"Ĺžerefe" (to honor)
Ukrainian
"budmo" (let us be)
Vietnamese
"chúc sức khỏe" (to health)
Welsh
"iechyd dda" (good health)