Courtesy
How to say “Bless you” in 16 languages
Here is “Bless you” in all 16 languages Crossing covers, with each language's regional variants side by side. Every version shows the native script, a romanization where the script isn't Latin, and a pronunciation guide written for English speakers, with notes on formality and other forms.
EnglishBless you.
Spanish Español
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Mexico
Salud.
sah-LOOD
The same word as the toast.
Spanish phrases for Mexico -
Spain
Jesús.
kheh-SOOS
"Salud" is also common.
Spanish phrases for Spain -
Puerto Rico
Salud.
sah-LOOD
The same word as the toast.
Spanish phrases for Puerto Rico -
Dominican Republic
Salud.
sah-LOOD
Spanish phrases for the Dominican Republic
French Français
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France
À vos souhaits.
ah voh soo-EH
French travel phrases
German Deutsch
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Germany
Gesundheit.
guh-ZOONT-hite
German travel phrases
Italian Italiano
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Italy
Salute.
sah-LOO-teh.
The same word as the toast.
Italian travel phrases
Portuguese Português
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Brazil
Saúde.
sah-OO-jee
Portuguese phrases for Brazil -
Portugal
Santinho!
suhn-TEE-nyoo
"Saúde" (suh-OO-duh) is also common.
Literally: “Little saint”
Portuguese phrases for Portugal
Greek Ελληνικά
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Greece
Γείτσες.
Geítses.
YEE-tsehs
Greek travel phrases
Turkish Türkçe
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Türkiye
Çok yaşayın.
chohk yah-SHAH-yuhn
The reply is "Siz de görün".
Literally: “Live long”
Turkish travel phrasesMore ways to say this
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Çok yaşa.
chohk yah-SHAH
The reply is "Sen de gör".
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Russian Русский
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Russia
Будьте здоровы!
Budte zdorovy!
BOOT-tee zdah-ROH-vih
Russian travel phrases
Hindi हिन्दी
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India
जीते रहो।
Jīte raho.
JEE-teh ruh-HOH
To a man or boy; to a woman or girl, "Jītī raho" (JEE-tee ruh-HOH). Said to someone younger, and often nothing is said at all.
Hindi travel phrasesMore ways to say this
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जीती रहो।
Jītī raho.
JEE-tee ruh-HOH
To a woman or girl; to a man or boy, "Jīte raho" (JEE-teh ruh-HOH). Said to someone younger, and often nothing is said at all.
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Bengali বাংলা
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India
বেঁচে থাকো।
Bẽce thāko.
BEN-cheh THAH-koh
Said to someone younger; often nothing is said at all.
Bengali phrases for India -
Bangladesh
বেঁচে থাকো।
Bẽce thāko.
BEN-cheh THAH-koh
Said to someone younger; often nothing is said at all.
Bengali phrases for Bangladesh
Gujarati ગુજરાતી
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India
ઘણું જીવો.
Ghaṇuṁ jīvo.
GHUH-noong JEE-voh
Said to someone younger; often nothing is said at all.
Gujarati travel phrases
Mandarin Chinese 中文
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China
注意身体。
Zhùyì shēntǐ.
joo-ee shun-tee
Chinese has no set phrase after a sneeze, and most people say nothing. This one means "look after your health".
Mandarin Chinese travel phrases
Japanese 日本語
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Japan
お大事に。
Odaiji ni.
oh-DYE-jee nee
Rarely said after a sneeze in Japan; this means “take care”.
Japanese travel phrases
Korean 한국어
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South Korea
괜찮으세요?
Gwaenchaneuseyo?
gwehn-chah-neu-seh-yoh
Koreans usually say nothing after a sneeze. You can ask this if someone keeps sneezing.
Literally: “Are you all right?”
Korean travel phrases
Arabic العربية
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Egypt
يرحمكم الله.
Yarḥamkum Allāh.
yar-HAM-koom al-LAH
The reply is “yahdīkum Allāh”.
Arabic phrases for Egypt
Hebrew עברית
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Israel
לבריאות.
Labri'ut.
lah-bree-OOT
Hebrew travel phrases
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