"Cheers" is probably the first word you learn in a new country (after, perhaps “could I have two beers”).

In many languages it means “good health” or in some cases just “health” but can have other meanings such as chon “to crash against” in Thai.

No matter how you say cheers, it is always said before taking a drink with friends.

How to say cheers in 28 languages

Language / Spelling / Phonetic
Albanian / Gëzuar / Gehzooah
Catalan / Salut / Sahlut
Chamorro / Biba / Bihbah
Danish / Skål / Skoal
Dutch / Proost / Prohst
English / Cheers / Cheers!
Estonian / Terviseks / Tervihsex
Filipino / Tagay / Tahgai
Finnish / Kippis / Kippis
Flemish / Schol / Skohl
French / Santé / Sahntay
German / Prost / Prohst

Greek / Γειά μας / Yamas
Irish / Sláinte / Slawncha
Italian / Salute / Sahluteh
Korean / 건배 / Gunbei
Latvian / Priekā / Preeehka
Lithuanian / į sveikatą / Ee swehkata
Mandarin / 干杯 / Ganbay
Polish / Na zdrowie / Nazdrohveeay
Romanian / Noroc / Norrock
Russian / На здоровье / Nazdoroviah
Serbian / živeli / Zeevelee
Sinhala / ඡය වේවා / Jaiah veevah
Spanish / Salud / Sahlud
Swedish / Skål / Skoal
Thai / ชน / Chon
Turkish / Şerefe / Sherifeh