December 7th | How to Write “Dear Santa” in 25 Different Languages
By Cynthia Kirkeby
- English: Dear Santa
(deer SAN-tuh) - Spanish: Querido Santa
(keh-REE-doh SAN-tah) - French: Cher Père Noël
(shehr pehr no-ELL) - German: Lieber Weihnachtsmann
(LEE-ber VINE-nachts-mahn) - Italian: Caro Babbo Natale
(KAH-roh BAHB-boh nah-TAH-leh) - Portuguese: Querido Papai Noel
(keh-REE-doh pah-PIE no-ELL) - Russian: Дорогой Дед Мороз
(Dorogoy Ded Moroz)
(dah-rah-GOY d’yed mah-ROHZ) - Chinese (Mandarin): 亲爱的圣诞老人 (Qīn’ài de Shèngdàn Lǎorén)
(cheen-EYE duh shuhng-DAHN lao-ren) - Japanese: 親愛なるサンタさん
(Shin’ai naru Santa-san)
(sheen-EYE nah-roo SAN-tah san) - Korean: 사랑하는 산타 할아버지
(Saranghaneun Santa Harabeoji)
(sa-rahng-hah-neun SAN-tah ha-rah-bo-jee) - Arabic: عزيزي سانتا (Azizi Santa)
(ah-ZEE-zee SAN-tah) - Hindi: प्रिय सांता (Priya Santa)
(pree-YAH SAN-tah) - Bengali: প্রিয় সান্তা (Priyo Santa)
(pree-YOH SAN-tah) - Greek: Αγαπητέ Άγιε Βασίλη
(Agapité Ágie Vasíli)
(ah-gah-pee-TEH AH-yee-eh vah-SEE-lee) - Turkish: Sevgili Noel Baba
(sehv-GEE-lee noh-EL bah-BAH) - Dutch: Beste Kerstman
(BEHS-tuh KERST-mahn) - Polish: Drogi Święty Mikołaju
(DROH-gee SH’FYEN-tih mee-koh-WAI-yoo) - Swedish: Kära Jultomten
(SHARE-ah YOOL-tahm-ten) - Norwegian: Kjære Julenissen
(SHYARE-uh YOO-leh-nee-sen) - Danish: Kære Julemand
(KAY-uh YOO-leh-man) - Finnish: Rakas Joulupukki
(RAH-kahs YOH-loo-pook-kee) - Hungarian: Kedves Mikulás
(KEHD-vesh MEE-koo-lahsh) - Czech: Milý Ježíšku
(MEE-lee YE-zheesh-koo) - Thai: ถึงซานตาคลอส
(Thueng Santa Claus)
(tueng SAN-tah klawz) - Swahili: Mpendwa Santa
(mm-PEN-dwa SAN-tah)
Hear How They Say "Santa Claus" in Other Languages
courtesy of Google
