Phrases |
'Useful' phrases |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Language-related proverbs
Note: Easter is Christian festival and is not universally celebrated.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, rsp = response
| Language | Happy Easter |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Geseënde Paasfees |
| Albanian | Gëzuar Pashkët |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) | (fiṣḥ sa'īd) فصح سعيد |
| Arabic (Lebanese) | El Maseeh Qam (Christ has risen) Haqan Qam (Truly he has risen - rsp) |
| Armenian | 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) |
| Aromanian | Ti multsã-anji Pashtili! Hristolu-nye! - Dealihea cà-nye! |
| Azerbaijani | Pasxa bayramınız müqəddəs olsun |
| Basque | Ondo izan Bazko garaian |
| Bhojpuri | शुभ ईस्टर (subh iistar) |
| Bikol | Maogmang Pagkabuhay na Liwat ni Kristo |
| Breton | Pask Seder |
| Bulgarian | Христос Воскресе (Hristos Voskrese) Christ has rised Воистина Воскресе (Voistina Voskrese) Truly, he has risen - reply Честит Великден (Čestit Velikden) |
| Catalan | Bona Pasqua |
| Chamorro | Felis Påsgua |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
復活節快樂 (fuhkwuhtjit faailohk) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
復活節快樂 [复活节快乐] (fùhuójié kuàilè) |
| Cornish | Pask Lowen |
| Croatian | Sretan Uskrs |
| Czech | Veselé Velikonoce |
| Danish | God påske |
| Dutch | Vrolijk Pasen, Zalige paasdagen, Zalig Pasen |
| Esperanto | Feliĉan Paskon |
| Estonian | Häid lihavõttepühi |
| Faroese | Gleðilig páskir |
| Finnish | Hyvää Pääsiäistä / Iloista pääsiäistä |
| French | Joyeuses Pâques |
| Friulian | Buine Pasche |
| Galician | Boas Pascuas |
| Georgian | გილოცავთ აღდგომას (gilocavth aghdgomas) - frm გილოცავ აღდგომას (gilocav aghdgomas) - inf ქრისტე აღდგა (kʻriste aghdga) |
| German | Frohe Ostern |
| German (Swiss) | Schöni Oschtere |
| Greek | Καλό πάσχα (kaló pásha) Χριστός ανέστη! (Xριστός ἀνέστη) (hristós anésti) – Christ has Risen Αληθώς ανέστη! (Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη) (alithós anésti) – truly he has Risen (reply) |
| Hawaiian | Hau ʻoli Pakoa, E ʻōlelo mālie |
| Hebrew | (chag pascha same'ach) חג פסחא שמח |
| Hindi | शुभ ईस्टर (śubh īsṭar) |
| Hungarian | Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket |
| Icelandic | Gleðilega páska |
| Indonesian | Selamat Paskah |
| Irish (Gaelic) |
Cáisc Shona Dhuit/Dhaoibh, Beannachtaí na Cásca |
| Italian | Buona Pasqua |
| Japanese | 復活祭おめでとう (fukkatsusai omedetō) イースターおめでとう (īsutā omedetō) |
| Jèrriais | Jouaiyeux Pâques |
| Korean | 행복한 부활절이 되시길 (haengpoghan puhwarcheori toesikir) |
| Latin | Prospera Pascha sit |
| Latvian | Priecīgas Lieldienas |
| Lithuanian | Sveiki sulaukę velykų |
| Luxembourgish | Schéin Ouschteren |
| Macedonian | Среќен Велигден
(Sreken Veligden) Христос воскресе (Hristos voskrese) Christ has rised Навистина воскресе (Navistina voskrese) Truly, he has risen - reply |
| Maltese | L-Għid it-tajjeb |
| Manx | Caisht sonney dhyt |
| Māori | Ngā mihi o te Aranga |
| Marathi | शुभ ईस्टर (śubh īsṭar) |
| Norwegian | God påske |
| Occitan | Bonas Pascas |
| Persian | (eide pak mobārak) عيد پاک مبارک |
| Polish | Szczęśliwej Wielkanocy! Wesołych Świąt Wielkiej Nocy |
| Portuguese | Boa Páscoa, Páscoa Feliz, Feliz Páscoa |
| Punjabi | ਈਸਟਰ ਖੁਸ਼ਿਯਾੰਵਾਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ (īsṭar khuśyāṅvālā hove) |
| Romanian | Paşte Fericit Hristos a inviat! (Christ has rised!) Adevarat ca a inviat! (Truly, he has risen - rsp) |
| Russian | Христос воскресе
(Xristos voskrese) Christ resurrected воистину воскресе (voistinu voskrese) truly resurrected - rsp |
| Scottish Gaelic |
A' Chàisg sona |
| Serbian | Христос васкрсе
(Hristos vaskrse) - Christ resurrected Ваистину васкрсе (Vaistina vaskrse) - truly resurrected (rsp) |
| Sicilian | Bona Pasqua |
| Slovak | Milostiplné prežitie Veľkonočných sviatkov |
| Slovenian | Vesele velikonočne praznike |
| Spanish | ¡Felices Pascuas! |
| Swahili | Heri kwa sikukuu ya Pasaka |
| Swedish | Glad Påsk
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| Tagalog | Maligayang pasko ng pagkabuhay |
| Tamil | ஈஸ்ட்டர் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் (Easter nal vaazthukkal) |
| Telugu | శుభ ఈస్ఠర్ (shubha eestar) |
| Thai | สุขสันต์วันอีสเตอร์ (Suk-sənt-wən īs-toer) |
| Tigrinya | ርሑስ ብዓል ፈሲካ (ይግበረልካ) (rHus bˋal fesika (ygberelka)) |
| Tsotsil | Lek me ech'an ti ta k'uxul orae |
| Turkish | Paskalya yortunuz kutlu olsun (Note: most Turkish people are Muslims and do not celebrate Easter) |
| Ukrainian | З Великодніми святами (Z Velykodnimy sviatamy) |
| Urdu | (eid mubarak) عید مبارک |
| Vietnamese | Chúc Mừng Phục Sinh |
| Volapük | Lesustanazäli yofik |
| Welsh | Pasg Hapus |
| Yorùbá | Ẹ ku Ayọ Ajinde |
| Zulu | IPhasika elijabulayo / IPhasika elithokozayo |
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