{"id":1310,"date":"2026-01-01T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2025-12-19T00:35:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T00:35:58","slug":"10-new-year-greetings-in-different-languages-with-easy-pronunciation-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/language\/10-new-year-greetings-in-different-languages-with-easy-pronunciation-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"10 New Year Greetings in Different Languages (With Easy Pronunciation Tips)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Happy New Year!<\/p>\n\n

\n I hope the coming year brings you energy, focus, and a few new words to add to your vocabulary.\n<\/p>\n\n

\n As English speakers, it\u2019s easy to default to \u201cHappy New Year,\u201d but every language brings its own\n sound, rhythm, and meaning to this celebration. Learning these greetings is more than a language\n exercise; it\u2019s a simple way to connect with people far beyond your usual circle.\n Below is a tour of New Year phrases from different languages, with pronunciation tips and notes\n to help you use them with confidence.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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1. French<\/div>\n
Bonne ann\u00e9e<\/div>\n
\n Pronunciation: bun ah-nay<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

\n A friendly and very common wish you can say to almost anyone.\n Add et bonne sant\u00e9<\/strong> if you want to wish someone good health.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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2. Spanish<\/div>\n
Feliz A\u00f1o Nuevo<\/div>\n
\n Pronunciation: feh-leez ah-nyo nweh-voh<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

You\u2019ll hear this throughout Spain and Latin America. It\u2019s appropriate in both casual and formal situations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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3. German<\/div>\n
Frohes neues Jahr<\/div>\n
\n Pronunciation: froh-es noy-es yah<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

Clear and simple. Germans often say this with a handshake or hug when greeting someone for the first time in the new year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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4. Japanese<\/div>\n
\n \u3042\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059 (Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu)\n <\/div>\n
\n Pronunciation: ah-keh-mah-sh-teh oh-meh-deh-toh goh-za-i-mahs<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

\n A polite and complete New Year greeting you can use in most situations, including formal ones.\n With close friends, you may hear the casual shortened form \u3042\u3051\u304a\u3081<\/strong>.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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5. Mandarin Chinese<\/div>\n
\u65b0\u5e74\u5feb\u4e50 (X\u012bnni\u00e1n ku\u00e0il\u00e8)<\/div>\n
\n Pronunciation: shin-nyen kwai-luh<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

A general way to say \u201cHappy New Year.\u201d Around Lunar New Year, you may also hear:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • \u65b0\u6625\u5feb\u4e50 (X\u012bnch\u016bn ku\u00e0il\u00e8)<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cHappy Spring Festival\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u606d\u559c\u53d1\u8d22 (G\u014dngx\u01d0 f\u0101c\u00e1i)<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cWishing you wealth and prosperity\u201d<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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    6. Arabic<\/div>\n
    \u0633\u0646\u0629 \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0629 \u0633\u0639\u064a\u062f\u0629 (Sanah jadidah saeidah)<\/div>\n
    \n Pronunciation: sah-nah ja-dee-dah sa-ee-dah<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

    A warm, respectful greeting understood across many Arabic-speaking regions, though local expressions may vary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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    7. Hindi<\/div>\n
    \u0928\u092f\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u092e\u0941\u092c\u093e\u0930\u0915 \u0939\u094b (Naya saal mubarak ho)<\/div>\n
    \n Pronunciation: nah-yah saal moo-bah-ruk ho<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

    A friendly and familiar way to wish someone a happy new year across India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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    8. Korean<\/div>\n
    \uc0c8\ud574 \ubcf5 \ub9ce\uc774 \ubc1b\uc73c\uc138\uc694 (Saehae bok mani badeuseyo)<\/div>\n
    \n Pronunciation: seh-heh bok mah-nee ba-deu-seh-yo<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

    This phrase means \u201cPlease receive many blessings in the new year.\u201d It\u2019s polite, widely used, and very well-liked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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    9. Italian<\/div>\n
    Buon anno<\/div>\n
    \n Pronunciation: bwon ahn-no<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

    Short, musical, and easy to remember. You may also hear Buon anno nuovo<\/strong>, a longer variation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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    10. Portuguese<\/div>\n
    Feliz Ano Novo<\/div>\n
    \n Pronunciation: feh-leez ah-no no-voh<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

    \n Used in both Portugal and Brazil. Add tudo de bom<\/strong> to wish someone \u201call the best\u201d in the new year.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

    \n New Year greetings may be short, but each one carries its own world of tradition and warmth.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Happy New Year! I hope the coming year brings you energy, focus, and a few new words to add to your vocabulary. As English speakers, it\u2019s easy to default to \u201cHappy New Year,\u201d but every language brings its own sound, rhythm, and meaning to this celebration. Learning these greetings is more than a language exercise; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-language"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1312,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1310\/revisions\/1312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}