How to Say Merry Christmas in Other Languages
I hope this list of Merry Christmas in different languages helps you surprise friends and family with your language skills. I also hope it will awaken some curiosity about languages that are not usually as popular among students such as German, Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic.
1. Chinese
Number of native speakers: 1.3 billion
Number of countries it’s spoken in: 31
2. Esperanto
Number of speakers: 2 million speak it to some degree / 2,000 “native” speakers.
Number of countries it’s spoken in: it is not an official language in any country, as it is an international auxiliary language.
3. Latin
Number of speakers: only 100 people in Vatican City speak fluently.
Number of countries it’s spoken in: 2 (official language in Vatican City and Order of Malta)
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4. Russian
Number of speakers: 171 million
Number of countries it’s spoken in: 17
5. Romanian
Number of speakers: 28 million
Number of countries it’s spoken in: Primarily spoken in Romania and Moldova (dialects can be found in 8-9 countries in Central Europe and the Mediterranean).
6. Icelandic
Number of speakers: 350,000
Number of countries it’s spoken in: 1
7. Amharic
Number of speakers: 56 million
Number of countries it’s spoken in: 1; Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia, but there are more than 50 languages spoken throughout the country! More than 3 million emigrants outside of Ethiopia speak Amharic.
8. Irish (Gaelic)
Number of speakers: 44,000
Number of countries it’s spoken in: 1; Gaelic is considered “definitely endangered” by UNESCO.
9. Arabic
Number of speakers: 466 million
Number of countries it’s spoken in: 30
Merry Christmas in More Languages!
I hope you enjoyed this short, but sweet article and have a wonderful holiday!
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