“Kippis!”
is a very formal way to say “cheers” in Finnish. There is also the expression “Maljanne” which means “a toast to you, sir” or even “n malja!”, meaning “a toast to” – but these are less common than “Kippis”.
What do Finnish people say when they toast?
“Kippis” (the Finnish “cheers”)
is the standard toast for other Finnish guests but any Swedes present should be toasted with “skal.” While it is traditional for the host to toast their guests you should not return the toast.
How do Finns say cheers?
The Finnish version of the toast “cheers” (or “nazdorovie”) is “
kippis”
.
How do you say cheers in Flanders?
Most common is toasting to the host or the friendly friend with a fat wallet who bought the drinks. In Belgium's neighboring country, the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Rotterdam & The Hague) the cheers for a toast is
‘Proost
Does Salut mean cheers?
Salud! From the Latin ‘salus
‘ translating to “health”
, this is a Spanish phrase commonly used when toasting, but also as a blessing when someone sneezes.
What is cheers in Irish?
“Cheers” in Irish is
sláinte
which is pronounced a bit like “slawn-che”. Sláinte means “health”, and if you're feeling brave, you can say sláinte is táinte (“slawn-che iss toin-che”), meaning “health and wealth”. “Cheers” is one of the words included in lesson 10 of our course.
How do you say cheers in German when drinking?
1. “
Prost!
“ Translation: “Cheers!
What do you say when cheering?
- Afrikaans: Gesondheid. Pronounced: Ge-sund-hate. …
- Chinese (Mandarin):干杯 / gān bēi. Pronounced: Gan bay. …
- Czech: Na zdravi. Pronounced: Naz-drah vi. …
- Dutch: Proost. Pronounced: Prohst. …
- French: Santé! / À votre santé! …
- German: Prost / Zum wohl. …
- Greek: ΥΓΕΙΑ …
- Irish Gaelic: Sláinte.
Should you clink glasses when toasting?
If you are being toasted, just sit there, and afterward, say thank you. Don't even put your hand on your glass, much less drink. *
Do not clink glasses
, especially if there are more than four people involved. It's an old custom having to do with driving away evil spirits, and it's bad news for glassware.
Why do Mexicans say Salut?
The Spanish salud comes from Latin salus, variously meaning “health,” “wealth,” and “security.” Outside its use meaning “health,” salud is used to say “
Cheers
!” (“To your health!”) when toasting drinks or instead of “Bless you!” when someone sneezes.
What does Salut mean when toasting?
It's possible that the confusion comes from the common use of Salud (Health) as a toast in Spanish-speaking countries, and Salute (Health) as a toast in Italy.
What do you say before drinking?
It's customary to say
‘cheers'
before sipping your wine at dinner or downing a shot of tequila in the bar on a Friday night. But have you ever wondered why exactly it is we say cheers? Across the globe, making a toast ahead of drinking alcohol is the done thing.
What does Slangevar mean?
Product description. A drinking toast from Scotland, Slange Var means “
good health”
(Slainte means “Cheers”).
What does Erin Go Bragh mean in English?
:
Ireland forever
.
What does sláinte Mhath mean?
The Irish spell it Slàinte Mhaith. The phrase translates to “
Good health
” in both dialects, and if you want to respond to this using Scots Gaelic, you would say, “do dheagh shlainte” meaning “to your good health.”
