the spot:     azuki- new york, ny

the subject:     friends

the meregar:  The following are examples of how to say cheers or offer a toast in various countries around the world

• “Aish Karo” (Enjoy) (India)
• “Аз жаргал хүсье” (Wish you happiness), (Mongolia)
• “Ваше здоровье” (To health) (Russia)
• “بصحتك” (To health) (Arabic and Arab)
• “به سلامتی” (Beh Salamati) (Iran)
• “Bottoms Up” (Tilt the glass up) (UK and Ireland)
• “Budmo” (Shall we live forever) (Ukraine)
• “Can ch?n / Can ly” (Vietnam)
• “Cheers” (Thank you) (United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand and Australia)
• “Chin Chin” (The sound made by the cups) (Argentina, United Kingdom and Portugal)
• “Choc-tee” (Thailand)
• “Ձեր կենացը՜” (To you) (Armenia)
• “Eg?szs?gedre” (To good health) (Hungary)
• “Eviva” (Maltese)
• “Gei? mas” (Our health) (Greece)
• “Gesondheid” (To good health) (South African Afrikaans)
• “Gan Bei” (Dry the cup/glass) (China)
• “На здравје” (To good health) (Republic of Macedonia)
• “Na zdravlje” (To good health) & “?ivjeli” (To life) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• “На здраве” (To good health) (Bulgaria)
• “I sveikatą” (To health) (Lithuania)
• “Iechyd Da” (Wales)
• “Joy” (Bengal)
• “Kanpai” (Japan)
• “Kippis” (Finland)
• “לחיים” (L’Chayim) (To life) (Israel and Jewish)
• “Letenachin” (Ethiopia)
• “Na zdrav?” (To health) (Czech Republic)
• “Na zdravie” (To health) (Slovakia)
• “Na zdrowie” (Poland)
• “Na zdravje” (to your health) (Slovenia)
• “Noroc” (Good luck) (Romania)
• “Mabuhay” (Long life) (Philippines)
• “Oogy wawa” (Zulu)
• “Proost” (The Netherlands)
• “Prost” (Germany and Austria) (latin “prosit” — “may it be good, i.e., for you”
• “Prost” (Germany and Austria exclusively at New Year: “Prosit Neujahr”)
• “Pura vida” (Costa Rica)
• “Salahmatie” or “Be salahmatie” (Persian (Farsi), Iran)
• “Sanda bashi” (Pakistan)
• “Schol” (Flanders)
• “Sk?l” (Iceland, Faroe Islands)
• “Sk?l” (Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland)
• “Sant?” (To health) (France and Qu?bec)
• “Sl?inte” (Ireland and Scots Gaelic speaking places)
• “Salute” or “Cin cin” (To health) (Italy)
• “Sa?de” (Health) (Portugal, Brazil and Portuguese speaking places)
• “Salud” or “Salut” (Health) (Spain and Spanish speaking places)
• “건배” (Geonbae) or “위하여” (Wihayeo) (Korea)
• “За вас” (To you) (Russia)
• “Şerefe” (To honor) (Turkey)
• “Salut” (Catalan)
• “Saliq” (Azerbaijan)
• “Sanon” (Esperanto)
• “?ivjeli” (To life/health) (Croatia)
• “Sǎnǎtate!” (To good health) (Romania)
• “Terviseks” (For health) (Estonia)
• “Topa” (To health) (Basque)
• “Tsjoch” (Friesland)
• “Priekā” (To joy/cheer) (Latvia)
• “Будьмо” (Bud’mo) (Ukraine)
• “Yeghes da” (Cornwall Cornish)
• “Zivio Ziveli” (Let’s live long) (Serbia)
• “Zum Wohl” (Germany and Austria): “To (your) health”

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