HAPPY EASTER IN MANY LANGUAGES
Easter is mainly a Christian festival and is not universally celebrated.
Key to abbreviations: inf =
informal, frm = formal, rsp = response
Language
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1. Afrikaans
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2. Albanian
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Gëzuar Pashkët
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3. Amharic
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መልካም ፋሲካ (me’elkam fasika)
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4. Arabic (Modern Standard)
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(fiṣḥ sa'īd) فصح سعيد
Christ has risen (el maseeh qam) المسيح قام rsp - Truly he has risen (haqan qam) حقاً قام |
5. Arabic
(Lebanese) |
El Maseeh Qam
(Christ has risen)
Haqan Qam (Truly he has risen - rsp) |
6. Armenian
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Քրիստոս յառեաւ ի մեռելոց
(Kuhreestos harryav ee merrelotz) - Christ is risen from the dead Օրհնեալ է յառութիւնն Քրիստոսի (Ornyal eh harrootyunuhn Kuhreestosee) - Blessed is the resurrection of Christ (rsp) |
7. Aromanian
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Hristolu s-aflà!
(Christ has risen!)
Dealihea cà s-afla! (He has risen indeed! - rsp) |
8. Assyrian
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Ghyamta d'maran
hoya brikhta
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9. Azerbaijani
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Pasxa bayramınız
müqəddəs olsun
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10. Basque
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11. Bengali
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ঈস্টর এর শুভেচ্ছা নেবেন।
(easter er shubhechha neben) |
12. Bhojpuri
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शुभ ईस्टर (subh
iistar)
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13. Bikol
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Maogmang
Pagkabuhay na Liwat ni Kristo
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14. Breton
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Pask Seder
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15. Bulgarian
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Христос Воскресе (Hristos Voskrese) Christ
has risen
Воистина Воскресе (Voistina Voskrese) Truly, he has risen - reply Честит Великден (Čestit Velikden) |
16. Catalan
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17. Chamorro
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Felis Påsgua
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復活節快樂 (fuhkwuhtjit
faailohk)
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復活節快樂 (ho̍k-o̍ah-chat
khòai-lo̍k)
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21. Cornish
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22.Croatian
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23.Czech
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24.Danish
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25.Dutch
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1. Esperanto
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2. Estonian
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Häid
lihavõttepühi
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3. Faroese
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Gleðilig páskir
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4. Fijian
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Vanuinui vinaka
ni Siga ni Mate
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5. Finnish
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Hyvää Pääsiäistä
/ Iloista pääsiäistä
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6. French
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7. Friulian
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Buine Pasche
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8. Galician
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9. Georgian
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გილოცავთ აღდგომას (gilocavth aghdgomas) - frm
გილოცავ აღდგომას (gilocav aghdgomas) - inf ქრისტე აღდგა (kʻriste aghdga) |
10. German
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11. Greek
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Καλό πάσχα (Kaló pásha)
Χριστός ανέστη! (Hristós anésti) - Christ has Risen Αληθώς ανέστη! (Alithós anésti) - Truly he has Risen (rsp) |
12. Haitian Creole
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Bònn fèt pak
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13. Hawaiian
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Hau ʻoli
Pakoa, E ʻōlelo mālie
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14. Hebrew
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(chag pascha
same'ach) חג פסחא שמח
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15. Hindi
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16. Hungarian
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Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket
Krisztus feltámadt! (Christ has raisen) Valóban, feltámadt! (Truly, he has risen - rsp) Áldott Húsvétot kívánok! (I Wish You a Blessed Easter!) |
17. Icelandic
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18. Indonesian
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Selamat Paskah
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19. Irish
(Gaelic) |
Cáisc Shona
Dhuit/Dhaoibh, Beannachtaí na Cásca
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20.Italian
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21. Japanese
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復活祭おめでとうございます
(fukkatsu-sai omedetō gozaimasu)
イースターおめでとうございます (īsutā omedetō gozaimasu) |
22.Jèrriais
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Jouaiyeux Pâques
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23.Kannada
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24.Korean
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행복한 부활절이 되시길(haengpoghan puhwarcheori toesikir)
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25.Latin
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1. Latvian
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2. Lithuanian
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Su šventom
velykom! Sveiki sulaukę šventų velykų!
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4. Macedonian
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Среќен Велигден(Sreken Veligden)
Христос воскресе(Hristos voskrese) Christ has risen Навистина воскресе (Navistina voskrese) Truly, he has risen - rsp |
5. Malayalam
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ഈസ്റ്റര് ആശംസകള്! (iistar ashamsakal!)
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6. Maltese
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L-Għid it-tajjeb
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7. Manx
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Caisht sonney
dhyt
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8. Māori
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Ngā mihi o te
Aranga
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9. Marathi
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शुभ ईस्टर (śubh
īsṭar)
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10. Norwegian
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God påske
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11. Occitan
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12. Pashto
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ښه او خوشحال اختر
(kha aw khushal akhtar) |
13. Persian
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(eide pak
mobārak) عيد پاک مبارک
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14. Polish
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15. Portuguese
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Boa Páscoa, Páscoa
Feliz, Feliz Páscoa
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16. Punjabi
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ਈਸਟਰ ਖੁਸ਼ਿਯਾੰਵਾਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ (īsṭar
khuśyāṅvālā hove)
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17. Romanian
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Paşte Fericit
Hristos a inviat! (Christ has risen!) Adevarat ca a inviat! (Truly, he has risen - rsp) |
18. Russian
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Христос воскресе(Xristos voskrese) Christ
resurrected
воистину воскресе(voistinu voskrese) truly resurrected - rsp |
19. Samoan
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Ia manuia le
Eseta
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A' Chàisg sona
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21. Serbian
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Христос васкрсе(Hristos vaskrse) - Christ
resurrected
Ваистину васкрсе(Vaistina vaskrse) - truly resurrected (reply) |
22.Sicilian
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Bona Pasqua
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23.Slovak
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Veselé prežitie
Veľkonočných sviatkov
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24.Slovenian
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25.Somali
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Easter wanaagsan
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1. Spanish
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2. Swahili
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Heri kwa sikukuu
ya Pasaka
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3. Swedish
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4. Swiss German
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Schöni Oschtere
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5. Tagalog
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Maligayang pasko
ng pagkabuhay
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6. Tamil
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ஈஸ்ட்டர் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்
(Easter nal vaazthukkal) |
7. Telugu
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శుభ ఈస్ఠర్ (shubha
eestar)
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8. Tetum
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Feliz Paskua
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9. Thai
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สุขสันต์วันอีสเตอร์(sùk
săn wan èet-dtêr)
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10. Tigrinya
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ርሑስ ብዓል ፈሲካ (ይግበረልካ) (rHus bˋal
fesika (ygberelka))
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11. Tongan
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Ma'u ha 'aho
Pekia fiefia.
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12. Tsotsil
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Lek me ech'an ti
ta k'uxul orae
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13. Tswana
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Malatsi a paseka
aa itumedisang
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14. Turkish
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Paskalya
yortunuz kutlu olsun
(Note: most Turkish people are Muslims and do not celebrate Easter) |
15. Ukrainian
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Христос Воскрес!
(Khrystos Voskres!)
= Christ is Risen! Воїстину Воскрес! (Voyistynu Voskres!) = Truly He is Risen! - reply З Великодніми святами(Z Velykodnimy sviatamy) |
16. Urdu
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(eid mubarak) عید
مبارک
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17. Venetian
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Bona Pasqua
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18. Vietnamese
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19. Volapük
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Lesustanazäli
yofik
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20.Welsh
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21. Yorùbá
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Ẹ
ku Ayọ
Ajinde
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22.Zulu
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