or "Salute" (health) Japanese: "乾杯" (kanpai, lit. "Empty the glass", similar to "bottoms up" in English) Korean: "건배" ("乾杯", geonbae, lit. "Empty the glass", similar to "bottoms up" in English), “짠” (jjan, slang word imitating glasses clinking together) Latin: "Vives" ("may you live), often in the Greek form ZHCAIC given in Latin letters as ZESES; "Prosit" or "Propino" Latvian: "Priekā" (to joy) Lithuanian: "Į sveikatą" (to health) Macedonian: "На здравје" (na zdravje, to health) Maltese: "Saħħa" (health) Manx: "Slaynt" (health) or "Slaynt vie" (good health) Māori (NZ): "Mauri ora" (to life) Marathi: "Chang bhala" (may it be good) Mexican Spanish: "Salud" (to health) or "Saludcita" (to health, diminutive) Nepali: "तरङ्ग" ("tarang", 'wave') Norwegian: "Skål" (lit. "bowl", referring to older drinking vessels) Persian: "به سلامتی" (Be salamati, "good health" ) Polish: "Na zdrowie" (to health), "Twoje zdrowie" (to your health, singular) or "Wasze zdrowie" (to your health, formal and/or plural) Portuguese: "Tchim-tchim" (from Chinese qing qing) or "Saúde" (health) Romanian: "Noroc" (good luck) or "Sănătate" (health) Russian: "Ваше здоровье!" (Vashe zdorov'ye, to your health) or "Будем здоровы!" (Boodiem zdorovy!, let's be healthy!) or simply "Будем!" (Boodiem!, let's be [healthy]!) Scottish Gaelic: "Slàinte mhath" (good health) Serbian: "Uzdravlje", "Nazdravlje" (to health) or "Živeli" (live!) Singlish: "Yum seng" (drink to victory) Slovak: "Na zdravie" (to health) Slovene: "Na zdravje" (to health) Spanish/Castilian: "¡Chinchín!" (onomatopoeic for clinking of glasses or "¡Salud!" (health). In Chile, the diminutive "¡Salucita!" is often employed. Swedish: "Skål" (lit. "bowl", referring to older drinking vessels); Gutår ("good year", old fashioned, still used in formal settings) Swiss German: "Proscht" (as in German "Prost") or as diminutive form "Pröschtli" Thai: "ชัยโย" (chai-yo!, lit. "Hurrah!") or "ชนแก้ว" (chon-kaew, lit. "knock glasses") or "หมดแก้ว" (mod-kaew, lit. "Bottoms up") Turkish: "Şerefe" (to honor) Ukrainian: "За здоров'я" or "Ваше здоров'я" (Za zdorovya, to health, or Vashe zdorovya, to your health) or "Будьмо" (Budmo, let us be) Urdu: "Jam e Sehat" (Drink of health) Vietnamese: "" or "" ((take) in) Welsh: "Iechyd da (i chi)" (Good health (to you)) See also "Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends" Roast (comedy) Tamada Toastmaster Toastmasters International Toasts of the Royal Navy Types of speeches References External links Make a toast in 50 other languages More multilingual toasts Drinking culture Ceremonial food and drink Etiquette Honor