How To Say “Happy Valentine’s Day” In Different Languages
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19 February 2024
By Sarah Angela Almaden
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Musical Contest
When you love someone or something, you want to share that sentiment with the entire world—no matter the time, day, or season. Love makes you do crazy things, and on Valentine’s Day, it makes you do crazier things!
This day calls for extra romance, sweet nothings, and wishes that make you feel pink and chuffed. To greet your loved ones with a honeyed “Happy Valentine’s Day” in a language other than English, here is the ultimate list for you.
Valentine's Greetings Around the World
- French: Bonne Saint-Valentin (bohn sahn vah-lahn-tahn)
- Spanish: Feliz San Valentín (feh-leez san va-len-tin)
- Italian: Felice San Valentino (fe-lee-cheh san va-len-tee-no)
- Portuguese (Brazil): Feliz Dia dos Namorados (feh-lees dee-ah dohs nah-moh-rah-dohs)
- German: Alles Gute zum Valentinstag (ahl-les goo-te tsoom val-en-tin-stahg)
- Dutch: Fijne Valentijnsdag (fay-nuh va-len-tijns-dahk)
- Filipino: Maligayang Araw ng mga Puso (mah-lee-ga-yang ah-raw nang ma-nga pu-so)
- Indonesian: Selamat Hari Valentine (seh-la-mat ha-ri val-en-teen)
- Japanese: ハッピーバレンタインデー (happī barentaindē)
- Korean: 즐거운 발렌타인데이 되세요 (jeul-geoun ba-len-ti-nai-dei doe-se-yo)
- Mandarin Chinese: 情人节快乐 (qíngrén jié kuàilè)
- Turkish: Sevgililer Günün kutlu olsun (sev-gi-li-ler goon-oon kut-loo ol-soon)
- Swedish: Glad alla hjärtans dag (glahd ah-lah yehr-tahns dahg)
- Norwegian: God valentinsdag (gohd vah-len-steen-sdag)
- Finnish: Hyvää ystävänpäivää (huu-vaa y-sta-van-paivaa)
- Polish: Wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji Walentynek
- Russian: С Днем святого Валентина (s dnyom svya-to-go va-len-ti-na)
- Ukrainian: З Днем Святого Валентина (z dnem sv-ya-to-ho va-len-ty-na)
- Greek: Ευτυχισμένη μέρα του Αγίου Βαλεντίνου
- Vietnamese: Chúc mừng lễ Tình nhân (chook moo-ung leh tinh nyahn)
- Hindi: वैलेंटाइन्स दिवस की शुभकामनाएं (valentine's divas ki shubh-kaam-naayein)


