As 2025 comes to a close, we all hope that 2026 will be a better year than the one before. We wish for all wars, both old and new, to give way to peace, and for everyone to enjoy the same rights. May the new year bring hope for a fairer future, where solidarity and humanity triumph over division.
Learn how to wish HAPPY 2026 in every language: listen to the audio pronunciation and follow along with the written version to help you master even the most challenging words.
Happy New Year in French
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| Bonne année |
bohn an-EH |
Happy New Year in Italian
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| Buon anno |
boo-OHN AH-noh |
Happy New Year in German
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| Ein gutes neues Jahr |
AH-een GOO-tehs ee-AHR |
Happy New Year in Greek
Happy New Year in Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese
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| Feliz ano novo |
FEH-lees ah-nooh NOH-voo |
Happy New Year in Spanish
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| Feliz año nuevo |
FEH-leeth ah-ñoh (ñ same sound as in pigñata) noo-EH-voh |
Happy New Year in Norwegian
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| Godt Nyttår |
GOT NEET-ohr |
Happy New Year in Romanian
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| La mulţi ani |
lah MOOL-ts AH-nee |
Happy New Year in Czech and in Slovak
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| Šťastný Nový Rok |
sh-chah-st-NEE noh-VEE rohk |
Happy New Year in Swedish
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| Gott Nytt År |
GOT-neet-ohr |
Happy New Year in Polish
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| Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku |
sh-chehoon-slee-VEH-goh noh-VEH-goh ROH-koo |
Happy New Year in Chinese
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| Xīnnián kuàilè |
see-nee-EHN koo-AH-ee-loh |
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