New Year comes with the freshness of new beginning. Almost every one in the world celebrates this new commencement with lots of anticipation and joy.
People welcome the coming year and bid farewell to the previous year with family and friends. There is also a tradition of wishing the arrival of New Year to all near and dear ones, all over the world. Different parts of world uses different communicating languages, let’s explore the way of wishing New Year in different languages spoken across the world.
Following table lists the wish HAPPY NEW YEAR in different languages:
| Language | Happy New Year |
| Afghani | Saale Nao Mubbarak |
| Afrikaans | Gelukkige nuwe jaar |
| Albanian | Gezuar Vitin e Ri |
| Arabic | Antum salimoun |
| Armenian | Snorhavor Nor Tari |
| Assyrian | Sheta Brikhta |
| Azeri | Yeni Iliniz Mubarek |
| Cambodian | Soursdey Chhnam Tmei |
| Catalan | FELIÇ ANY NOU |
| Chinese | Chu Shen Tan / Xin Nian Kuai Le |
| Corsican Language | Pace e Salute |
| Croatian | Sretna Nova godina |
| Cymraeg (Welsh) | Blwyddyn Newydd Dda |
| Czechoslovakia | Scastny Novy Rok |
| Danish | Godt Nytår |
| Dhivehi | Ufaaveri Aa Aharakah Edhen |
| Dutch | GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR |
| Eskimo | Kiortame pivdluaritlo |
| Esperanto | Felican Novan Jaron |
| Estonians | Head uut aastat |
| Ethiopian | MELKAM ADDIS AMET YIHUNELIWO |
| Finnish | Onnellista Uutta Vuotta |
| French | Bonne Annee |
| Gaelic | Bliadhna mhath ur |
| German | Prosit Neujahr |
| Greek | Kenourios Chronos |
| Hawaiian | Hauoli Makahiki Hou |
| Hebrew | L Shannah Tovah |
| Hong Kong (Cantonese) |
Sun Leen Fai Lok |
| Hungarian | Boldog Ooy Ayvet |
| Indonesian | Selamat Tahun Baru |
| Iranian | Saleh now mobarak |
| Iraqi | Sanah Jadidah |
| Irish | Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit |
| Italian | Felice anno nuovo |
| Japanese | Akimashite Omedetto Gozaimasu |
| Kabyle | Asegwas Amegaz |
| Kisii | SOMWAKA OMOYIA OMUYA |
| Khmer | Sua Sdei tfnam tmei |
| Korea | Saehae Bock Mani ba deu sei yo |
| Kurdish | NEWROZ PIROZBE |
| Lithuanian | Laimingu Naujuju Metu |
| Laotian | Sabai dee pee mai |
| Macedonian | Srekjna Nova Godina |
| Malay | Selamat Tahun Baru |
| Maltese | Is-Sena t- Tajba |
| Nepal | Nawa Barsha ko Shuvakamana |
| Norwegian | Godt Nyttår |
| Papua New Guinea | Nupela yia i go long yu |
| Pashto | Nawai Kall Mo Mubarak Shah |
| Persian | Saleh now ra tabrik migouyam |
| Philippines | Manigong Bagong Taon |
| Polish | Szczesliwego Nowego Roku |
| Portuguese | Feliz Ano Novo |
| Romanian | AN NOU FERICIT |
| Russian | S Novim Godom |
| Samoa | Manuia le Tausaga Fou |
| Serbo-Croatian | Sretna nova godina |
| Singhalese | Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa |
| Siraiki | Nawan Saal Shala Mubarak Theevay |
| Slovak | A stastlivy Novy Rok |
| Slovenian | sreèno novo leto |
| Somali | Iyo Sanad Cusub Oo Fiican |
| Spanish | Feliz Ano ~Nuevo |
| Swahili | Heri Za Mwaka Mpyaº |
| Swedish | GOTT NYTT ÅR! /Gott nytt år |
| Sudanese | Warsa Enggal |
| Thai | Sawadee Pee Mai |
| Turkish | Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun |
| Ukrainian | Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku |
| Urdu | Naya Saal Mubbarak Ho |
| Vietnamese | Chuc Mung Tan Nien |
| Uzbek | Yangi Yil Bilan |
New Year Wishes in Indian Regional Languages
| Language | Happy New Year |
| Bengali | Shuvo Nabo Barsho |
| Gujarati | Nutan Varshbhinandan |
| Hindi | Nav varsh ka shubkamnayein |
| Kannada | Hosa Varushadha Shubhashayagalu |
| Marathi | Nveen Varshachy Shubhechcha |
| Malayalam | Puthuvatsara Aashamsakal |
| Punjabi | Nave sal di mubarakan |
| Sindhi | Nayou Saal Mubbarak Hoje |
| Tamil | Eniya Puthandu Nalvazhthukkal |
| Telegu | Noothana samvatsara shubhakankshalu |