Toasts in many languages. I asked several friends to give me a typical toast in their native language. This is the result:
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"real" English |
Cheers |
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American English |
To your health |
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cheers |
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bottoms up |
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Down the hatch |
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Canadian English |
Cheers |
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French (Canadian) |
Salute (pronouced salut) |
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Australian English |
Cheers |
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French |
A votre santé |
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A la votre |
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German |
Prost |
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Prosit |
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Zum Wohl |
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auf Ihre Gesundheit |
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auf Ihre Wohl |
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Spanish |
Salud |
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Chin-Chin (the noise of clinking glasses) |
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Portuguese |
Saude |
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Dutch/Flemish |
Gezondheid |
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Sante |
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Ad Fundum (Latin, as you know, we suffered from the Romans) |
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Schol |
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Proost |
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Russian |
Na zdorovia |
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Czech |
Na zdravia |
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Hebrew |
L'Chaim |
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Chinese |
Gum-Bay (Bottoms Up) |
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Goong-Shee-Far-Chai (Best Wishes for a good fortune) |
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