How To Say “Congratulations” In Different Languages

The English word “congratulations” rhymes with the word “constellations.” And I think that’s nice. Besides, something about those two words sound so starry. Perhaps that’s because “congratulations” is that sparkly saying you hear so often on special occasions like birthdays, graduations, weddings, getting message replies from your crushes, and many more extraordinary life events. So in a way, that c-word is associated with joyous, twinkly, bright feelings and all those positive things. When was the last time you said “congratulations?”

• English: congratulations (kun-gra-choo-lay-shuns)
• Spanish: felicitaciones (feh-lee-see-tah-see-oh-nes)
• Italian: complimenti (com-plee-men-tee)
• Korean: 축하해요 (chukahaeyo)
• Japanese: おめでとうございます (omedetou gozai masu)
• German: herzlichen Glückwunsch (hertz-lee-khen gluek-voonsh)
• Dutch: gefeliciteerd (khuh-fay-lee-see-teert)
• French: félicitations (feh-lee-see-tah-syon)
• Brazilian Portuguese: parabéns (pah-rah-bens)
• European Portuguese: parabéns (pah-rah-bensh)
• Swahili: hongera (hon-geh-rah)
• Swedish: grattis (grah-tees)
• Norwegian: gratulerer (grah-too-leh-rer)
• Polish: gratuluję (grah-too-loo-yeh)
• Russian: Поздравляю (poz-drahv-lyah-yu)
• Ukrainian: Вітаю (vitayu)
• Turkish: tebrikler (teb-reek-ler)
• Mandarin Chinese: 祝贺 (zhù hè)
• Tagalog: congratulations (kun-gra-choo-lay-shuns)
• Finnish: onneksi olkoon (on-neks-ee ol-kohn)
• Arabic: تهانينا (tahanina)
• Danish: tillykke (til-luh-keh)
• Greek: Συγχαρητήρια (synkharitíria)
• Jerrais: félicitâtions (feh-lee-see-tah-syon)