Cheers!

Toasting has been a part of social drinking for as long as the drinks used to toast. At Cocktail Cook, we believe in starting off any drink with a cheers while drinking socially, which should be the only time you have a drink anyway! Different cultures and regions have different ways of saying cheers so we have compiled a complete list of ways to say cheers in the language of your choice. It is the easiest way to impress your group or even a date and it's also a great way to add some fun to your social outings.

So raise your glass and choose the language that best fits the situation. Enjoy!

Also if you have a better, different way of saying cheers in a language, please email us, post on the wall. Thanks for caring.

  • Afrikaans:Gesondheid!   (Ge-sund-hide)
  • Albanian:Gëzuar!   (Géschuar)
  • Alsatian:G'sundheit!
  • Arabic (Egyptian):!في صحتكم   (Fee-sa-ha-tak)
  • Argentinan:Salud! (health)
  • Armenian:Genatzit   (Gen-ots-it)
  • Asturian:Gayola!
  • Azerbaijani:Afiyët oslun!   (Afeeyet Ohs-lun)
  • Basque:On egin!   (On egín)
  • Bosnian:Zivjeli!   (Zhee-vi-lee)
  • Bulgarian:Наздраве!   (NAZ-dra-vey)
  • Chinese (Mandarin):乾杯! [干杯!]   (Gan BAY)
  • Chinese (Cantonese):(Gom bui)
  • Czech:Na zdravi   (NAZ-drah vi)
  • Croatian:Živjeli!   (ZHEE-vi-lee)
  • Danish:Skål!   (Skol)
  • Dutch:Proost!   (Prohst)
  • English:Cheers!
  • Esperanto:Je via sano! Toston!   (YEH VEE-ah SAH-no/Tóston)
  • Estonian:Terviseks!   (Ter-vi-seks)
  • Ethiopian (Amharic):Letenachin   (L’-TAY-nah-chin)
  • Farsi:  (Ba-sal-a-ma-TEE)
  • Finnish:Kippis!   (KEEP-us)
  • French:A Votre Sante!   (Ah Vot-ruh Sahn-tay)
  • Gaelic (Irish):Sláinte!   (Slawn-che)
  • German:Prost!   (Prohst)
  • Greek:στην υγειά σας!   (Stin Eyiassou/Stin Eye-ee-yass-ooh)
  • Hawaiian:Okole Maluna!   (Å’kålè ma’luna)
  • Hebrew:לְחַיִּים!/L’Chaim!   (Le Chy-em)
  • Hungarian:Egeszsegere!   (Egg-esh Ay-ged-reh)
  • Italian:Salute!/Cin cin!   (Salu-tay/Chin Chin)
  • Japanese:Kampai!   (Kam-pie)
  • Korean:위하여 (위하여)   (We-ha-yeo)
  • Latvian:Prieka!   (Pree-eh-ka)
  • Lithuanian:i sveikata!   (Ee sweh-kata)
  • Luxembourgish:Prost!   (Prohst)
  • Maltese:Evviva!   (A-vee-va)
  • Mongolian:Эрүүл мэндийн төлөө!   (Erüül mehdiin tölöö)
  • Norwegian:Skål!   (Skoal)
  • Persian:!به سلامتی   (beh salamati)
  • Polish Na:zdrowie!   (Naz-droh-vee-ay)
  • Portuguese:Saúde!   (Saw-ooh-de)
  • Rapanui:Manuía!
  • Romanian:Noroc!   (No-roak)
  • Russian:Будем здоровы!   (Boo-dem Zdo-ro-vee-eh)
  • Serbian:Ziveli!   (ZHEE-vi-lee)
  • Slovak:Na zdravie!   (Naz-drah-vee-ay)
  • Slovenian:Na zdravje! (to your health)
  • Spanish:¡Salud!/Salut!   (Sah-lud/Sah-lute)
  • Swedish:Skål!   (Skol)
  • Thai:ไชโย!   (Chai-yo)
  • Turkish:Şerefe!   (Sher-i-feh)
  • Vietnamese:Chúc sức khoẻ!   (chook-sa-koi-ah)
  • Yiddish:געזונטערהייט! Zei Gazunt!   (Zye GAH-zoont)
  • Zulu:Oogy wawa!   (oogee-wawa)