Phrase guide

happy New Year

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A wish said around the start of a new year to wish someone well for the New Year (holiday) or for the (entire) new year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

219 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: voorspoedige Nuwejaar — Happy New Year
  • Afrikaans: gelukkige Nuwejaar — Happy New Year
  • Aklanon: mahigugmaon nga bag-ong dag-on — Happy New Year
  • Albanian: Gëzuar Vitin e Ri — Happy New Year
  • Amharic: መልካም አዲስ አመት (mälkam ʾädis ʾämät) — Happy New Year
  • Arabic: كُلُّ عَامٍ وَأَنْتُمْ بِخَيْرٍ (kullu ʕāmin wa-ʔantum bi-ḵayrin) — Happy New Year
  • Arabic: سَنَة جَدِيدَة سَعِيدَة (sana jadīda saʕīda) — Happy New Year
  • Arabic: عَام سَعِيد (ʕām saʕīd) — Happy New Year
  • Aragonese: goyosa añada nueba — Happy New Year
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܪܹܝܫ ܫܲܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (rēš šattā brīḵā) — Happy New Year
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܫܲܢ݇ܬܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟܬܵܐ (šatōḵ brīktā) — Happy New Year
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܲܟܝܼܬܘܼ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐ (akītū brīḵtā) — Happy New Year
  • Armenian: շնորհավոր Նոր Տարի (šnorhavor Nor Tari) — Happy New Year
  • Asturian: feliz añu nuevu — Happy New Year
  • Azerbaijani: Yeni İliniz mübarək — Happy New Year
  • Azerbaijani: Yeni Ilin mübarək — Happy New Year
  • Azerbaijani: yeni il qutlu olsun — Happy New Year
  • West Coast Bajau: Selamat Taun Bau — Happy New Year
  • Bashkir: Яңы йыл менән (Yañı yıl menən) — Happy New Year
  • Basque: urte berri on — Happy New Year
  • Belarusian: з Но́вым го́дам (z Nóvym hódam) — Happy New Year
  • Bengali: শুভ নববর্ষ (śubho nobborśo) — Happy New Year
  • Central Bikol: magayagayang bagong taon — Happy New Year
  • Breton: bloavezh mat — Happy New Year
  • Breton: bloavez mad — Happy New Year
  • Bulgarian: Честита Но́ва годи́на (Čestita Nóva godína) — Happy New Year
  • Burmese: နှစ်သစ်ကူး မင်္ဂလာပါ (hnacsacku: mangga.lapa) — Happy New Year
  • Carpathian Rusyn: щастливый Но́вый Рік (ščastlyvŷj Nóvŷj Rik) — Happy New Year
  • Catalan: bon any nou — Happy New Year
  • Catalan: bon any — Happy New Year
  • Cebuano: malipayong Bag-ong Tuig — Happy New Year
  • Yup'ik: Assilriamek Allrakukegtaarmek — Happy New Year
  • Chavacano: prospero año nuevo — Happy New Year
  • Chichewa: chaka chabwino chatsopano — Happy New Year
  • Chinese Cantonese: 新年快樂 /新年快乐 (san1 nin4 faai3 lok6) — Happy New Year
  • Chinese Cantonese: 恭喜發財 /恭喜发财 (gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4) — Happy New Year
  • Chinese Cantonese: 恭喜发财 (gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4) — Happy New Year
  • Chinese: 恭喜發財 /恭喜发财 (kiong-hí hoat-châi) — Happy New Year
  • Chinese: 新年快樂 /新年快乐 (sin-nî khoài-lo̍k) — Happy New Year
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新年快樂 /新年快乐 (xīnnián kuàilè) — Happy New Year
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新年好 (xīnnián hǎo) — Happy New Year
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恭賀新禧 /恭贺新禧 (gōnghèxīnxǐ) — Happy New Year
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恭喜發財 /恭喜发财 (gōngxǐ fācái) — Happy New Year
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恭喜发财 (gōngxǐ fācái) — Happy New Year
  • Ngazidja Comorian: mwaha mwema — Happy New Year
  • Cornish: blydhen nowydh da — Happy New Year
  • Czech: šťastný nový rok — Happy New Year
  • Danish: godt nytår — Happy New Year
  • Dobrujan Tatar: kayîrlî seneler — Happy New Year
  • Central Dusun: Kotobian Toun Wagu — Happy New Year
  • Dutch: gelukkig Nieuwjaar — Happy New Year
  • Esperanto: feliĉan novjaron — Happy New Year
  • Estonian: head uut aastat — Happy New Year
  • Faroese: gott nýggjár — Happy New Year
  • Finnish: hyvää uutta vuotta — Happy New Year
  • Finnish: onnellista uutta vuotta — Happy New Year
  • French: bonne année — Happy New Year
  • West-Frisian: Gelokkich Nijjier — Happy New Year
  • Galician: feliz aninovo — Happy New Year
  • Georgian: გილოცავ ახალ წელს (gilocav axal c̣els) — Happy New Year
  • Georgian: გილოცავთ ახალ წელს (gilocavt axal c̣els) — Happy New Year
  • German: ein gutes neues Jahr — Happy New Year
  • German: gutes neues Jahr — Happy New Year
  • German: fröhliches neues Jahr — Happy New Year
  • German: frohes neues Jahr — Happy New Year
  • German: frohes Neues — Happy New Year
  • German: prosit Neujahr — Happy New Year
  • German: guten Rutsch — Happy New Year
  • German: guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr — Happy New Year
  • German: guets Neus — Happy New Year
  • Greek: καλή χρονιά (kalí chroniá) — Happy New Year
  • Greek: ευτυχισμένος ο καινούριος χρόνος (eftychisménos o kainoúrios chrónos) — Happy New Year
  • Greek: χρόνια πολλά (chrónia pollá) — Happy New Year
  • Greenlandic: ukiortaami pilluaritsi — Happy New Year
  • Gujarati: સાલ મુબારક (sāl mubārak) — Happy New Year
  • Haitian Creole: ke kontan ane nouvo — Happy New Year
  • Hawaiian: hauʻoli makahiki hou — Happy New Year
  • Hebrew: שנה טובה (shaná tová) — Happy New Year
  • Hiligaynon: mahamungayaon nga Bag-ong Tuig — Happy New Year
  • Hindi: नए वर्ष की शुभकामनाएँ (nae varṣ kī śubhkāmnāẽ) — Happy New Year
  • Hindi: नया साल मुबारक (nayā sāl mubārak) — Happy New Year
  • Hungarian: boldog új évet — Happy New Year
  • Hungarian: boldog új évet kívánok — Happy New Year
  • Hungarian: boldog új évet kívánunk — Happy New Year
  • Iban: Selamat Taun Baru — Happy New Year
  • Icelandic: farsælt komandi ár — Happy New Year
  • Icelandic: gleðilegt nýtt ár — Happy New Year
  • Icelandic: gleðilegt ár — Happy New Year
  • Ido: felica nova yaro — Happy New Year
  • Ilocano: narang-ay a baro a tawen — Happy New Year
  • Indonesian: selamat Tahun Baru — Happy New Year
  • Ingrian: Hyvvää Uutta Vootta — Happy New Year
  • Interlingua: felice anno nove — Happy New Year
  • Inuktitut: ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑖᖅᑲᐅᒥᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒋᑦ (arraacotaaqkaomit qofiasocit) — Happy New Year
  • Irish: athbhliain faoi mhaise — Happy New Year
  • Irish: athbhliain faoi shéan is faoi mhaise — Happy New Year
  • Italian: felice anno nuovo — Happy New Year
  • Italian: buon anno — Happy New Year
  • Japanese: 良いお年をお迎え下さい (yoi otoshi o o-mukae kudasai) — Happy New Year
  • Japanese: 良いお年を (yoi o-toshi o) — Happy New Year
  • Japanese: 明けましておめでとうございます (akemashite omedetō gozaimasu) — Happy New Year
  • Japanese: 明けましておめでとう (akemashite omedetō) — Happy New Year
  • Japanese: 賀正 (gashou) — Happy New Year
  • Japanese: あけおめ (akeome) — Happy New Year
  • Jeju: 새해 복 하영 받읍서 (saehae bok hayeong badeupseo) — Happy New Year
  • Jingpho: ngwi pyaw ai sháning ningnan rai u ga — Happy New Year
  • Coastal Kadazan: Kotobian Toun Vagu — Happy New Year
  • Kannada: ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷದ ಶುಭಾಷಯಗಳು (hosa varṣada śubhāṣayagaḷu) — Happy New Year
  • Kapampangan: masaplalang bayung banwa — Happy New Year
  • Kazakh: Жаңа жыл құтты болсын (Jaña jyl qūtty bolsyn) — Happy New Year
  • Khmer: សួស្ដីឆ្នាំថ្មី (suŏsdei chhnăm thmei) — Happy New Year
  • Korean: 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (saehae bok mani badeuseyo) — Happy New Year
  • Korean: 새해를 축하합니다 (saehae-reul chukhahamnida) — Happy New Year
  • Kristang: bong anu nubu — Happy New Year
  • Northern Kurdish: sala nû pîroz be — Happy New Year
  • Northern Kurdish: sersala we pîroz be — Happy New Year
  • Kyrgyz: Жаны Жынылыздар менен (Janı Jınılızdar menen) — Happy New Year
  • Ladino: פ׳יליס אנייו מויב׳ו (felis anyo muevo) — Happy New Year
  • Lakota: ómakȟa tȟéča oíyokiphi — Happy New Year
  • Lao: ຄໍາອ່ວຍພອນປີໃຫມ່ (kham ʼuāi phǭn pī mai) — Happy New Year
  • Lao: ຄໍາອ່ວຽພອນປີໃຫມ່ (kham ʼuāi phǭn pī mai) — Happy New Year
  • Latin: fēlīx sit Annus Novus — Happy New Year
  • Latin: fēlīx sit annus novus — Happy New Year
  • Latvian: laimīgu jauno gadu — Happy New Year
  • Lingala: mobú elámu — Happy New Year
  • Lingala: bonána — Happy New Year
  • Lithuanian: laimingų naujųjų metų — Happy New Year
  • Livonian: pǟgiņ vȯnnõ Ūdāigastõks — Happy New Year
  • Low German: Proost Neejohr — Happy New Year
  • Low German: Schönet ne'et Johr — Happy New Year
  • Low German: Frohet ne'et Johr — Happy New Year
  • Low German: Proost Niejohr — Happy New Year
  • Low German: Frohet ni'et Johr — Happy New Year
  • Low German: Frohet nie'et Johr — Happy New Year
  • Luba-Katanga: tshidimu tshilenga — Happy New Year
  • Macanese: filiz ano — Happy New Year
  • Macedonian: Среќна Нова година (Sreḱna Nova godina) — Happy New Year
  • Malagasy: miarahaba tratry ny taona vaovao — Happy New Year
  • Malay: Selamat Tahun Baru — Happy New Year
  • Malay: Selamat Tahun Baharu — Happy New Year
  • Malayalam: നവവല്സര ആശംസകല് (navavalsara āśaṁsakalŭ) — Happy New Year
  • Maltese: is-sena t-tajba — Happy New Year
  • Manx: Blein Vie Noa — Happy New Year
  • Māori: Tau Hou hari — Happy New Year
  • Marathi: नवीन वर्षाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा (navīn varṣācyā hārdik śubhecchā) — Happy New Year
  • Moksha: Од Киза мархта (Od Kiza marxta) — Happy New Year
  • Mongolian: шинэ жилийн мэнд хүргье (šine žiliin mend xürgʹje) — Happy New Year
  • Navajo: Nizhónígo Nináánááhai Dooleeł — Happy New Year
  • Navajo: Baa Hózhǫ́ǫgo Nee Nínáádoohah — Happy New Year
  • Navajo: Baa Hózhǫ́ǫgo Nee Nínáadoohah — Happy New Year
  • Navajo: Hózhǫ́ǫgo Nińdoohah — Happy New Year
  • Navajo: nił hózhǫ́ǫgo nee ńdoohah — Happy New Year
  • Navajo: nihił hózhǫ́ǫgo nihee ńdoohah — Happy New Year
  • Nheengatu: puranga akayú pisasú — Happy New Year
  • Norman: bouônne année — Happy New Year
  • Northern Altai: Дьаа Дьылла (Dʹaa Dʹïlla) — Happy New Year
  • Norwegian Bokmål: godt nyttår — Happy New Year
  • Norwegian Bokmål: godt nytt år — Happy New Year
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: godt nyttår — Happy New Year
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: godt nytt år — Happy New Year
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gledeleg nytt år — Happy New Year
  • Occitan: bonna annada — Happy New Year
  • Occitan: bon cap d'an — Happy New Year
  • Occitan: erós an nau — Happy New Year
  • Northwestern Ojibwa: minawaanigwad oshki-biboon — Happy New Year
  • Ojibwe: mino-oshki-biboon — Happy New Year
  • Pangasinan: maaligwas ya balon taon — Happy New Year
  • Pannonian Rusyn: щешлїви Нови рок (ščešljivi Novi rok) — Happy New Year
  • Persian: سال نو مبارک باد (sâl-e now mobârak bâd) — Happy New Year
  • Persian: سال نو مبارک (sâl-e now mobârak) — Happy New Year
  • Persian: سال نو خجسته باد (sâl-e now xojaste bâd) — Happy New Year
  • Polish: szczęśliwego Nowego Roku — Happy New Year
  • Polish: do siego roku — Happy New Year
  • Portuguese: feliz ano novo — Happy New Year
  • Romanian: la mulți ani — Happy New Year
  • Romanian: un An Nou fericit — Happy New Year
  • Russian: с Но́вым го́дом (s Nóvym gódom) — Happy New Year
  • Skolt-Sami: leklvaz ođđ eeʹǩǩ — Happy New Year
  • Scottish Gaelic: Bliadhna Mhath Ùr — Happy New Year
  • Semai: Bor Jis Pai — Happy New Year
  • Serbo-Croatian: Срећна Нова година — Happy New Year
  • Serbo-Croatian: Сретна Нова година — Happy New Year
  • Serbo-Croatian: Srećna Nova godina — Happy New Year
  • Serbo-Croatian: Sretna Nova godina — Happy New Year
  • Sinhalese: සුබ නව වසරක් වේවා (suba nawa wasarak wēwā) — Happy New Year
  • Slovak: šťastný Nový rok — Happy New Year
  • Slovak: šťastlivý Nový rok — Happy New Year
  • Slovak: p.f. (short for French: pour félicité) — Happy New Year
  • Slovene: srečno novo leto — Happy New Year
  • Spanish: próspero año nuevo — Happy New Year
  • Spanish: feliz año nuevo — Happy New Year
  • Sranan Tongo: wan bun nyunyari — Happy New Year
  • Swahili: heri ya Mwaka Mpya — Happy New Year
  • Swedish: gott nytt år — Happy New Year
  • Tagalog: manigong Bagong Taon — Happy New Year
  • Tagalog: masaganang bagong taon — Happy New Year
  • Tahitian: 'ia ora na i te matahiti api — Happy New Year
  • Tatar: яңа ел белән (yaña yıl belän) — Happy New Year
  • Tatar: яңа ел котлы булсын (yaña yıl qotlı bulsın) — Happy New Year
  • Thai: สวัสดีปีใหม่ (sà-wàt-dii bpii mài) — Happy New Year
  • Tok Pisin: hepi nuyia — Happy New Year
  • Turkish: yeni yılın kutlu olsun — Happy New Year
  • Turkish: mutlu yıllar — Happy New Year
  • Turkmen: täze ýyl bilendan — Happy New Year
  • Tuvan: Чаа чыл-биле (Çaa çıl-bile) — Happy New Year
  • Ukrainian: з Нови́м ро́ком (z Novým rókom) — Happy New Year
  • Unami: wëli Newiyal — Happy New Year
  • Urdu: نَیَا سال مُبارَک (nayā sāl mubārak) — Happy New Year
  • Uyghur: يېڭى يىل مۇبارەك (yë'ngi yil mubarek) — Happy New Year
  • Uzbek: Yangi yilingiz bilan — Happy New Year
  • Vietnamese: chúc mừng năm mới — Happy New Year
  • Volapük: nulayeli fredik — Happy New Year
  • Votic: üvvä uuttõ voottõ — Happy New Year
  • Walloon: boune anêye — Happy New Year
  • Waray-Waray: mainuswagon nga bag-o nga tuig — Happy New Year
  • Welsh: blwyddyn newydd dda — Happy New Year
  • Welsh: Blwyddyn Newydd Dda — Happy New Year
  • Yiddish: גליקלעכן נייעם יאָר (gliklekhn neyem yor) — Happy New Year
  • Yiddish: אַ גוט געבענטשט יאָר (a gut gebentsht yor) — Happy New Year