Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Easter Greetings from around the world...



Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed! In a true Catholic (universal) spirit, here are the joyful greetings as spoken 'round the globe. How many languages can you identify (or add)? Time for a comment contest!


1. Cristo ressuscitou! Ressuscitou verdadeiramente!


2. Christus ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaftig auferstanden!


3. Christus is opgestaan! Hij is waarlijk opgestaan!


4. Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere!


5. Christ est ressuscité! Il est vraiment ressuscité!


6. Cristo è risorto! È veramente risorto!


7. ¡Cristo ha resucitado! ¡En verdad ha resucitado!


8. Χριστός ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!


9. Христос воскрес! Воистину воскрес!


10. Krist uskrsnu! Uistinu uskrsnu!


11. Chrystus zmartwychwstał! Prawdziwie zmartwychwstał!


12. Christos voskresen! Naistino voskresen!


13. Kristus prisikėlė! Tikrai prisikėlė!


14. Tá Críost éirithe! Go deimhin, tá sé éirithe!


15. Tha Crìosd air èiridh! Gu dearbh, tha e air èiridh!


16. Si Cristo ay nabuhay! Siya nga ay nabuhay!


17. Ua ala hou ´o kristo! Ua ala ´i ´o no ´oia!


18. Krisztus feltámadt! Valóban feltámadt!


19. Kristus er opstanden! Ja, sandelig opstanden!


20. Ha Masheeha houh quam! Be emet quam!




Now, if only I could pronouce all of these, we'd be good to go. :)

7 comments:

Rose Marchen said...

Hmmm... # 19 is... German?

Rose Marchen said...

#5 is French and #7 is Spanish?

Larissa said...

A bit late but...

1. Portuguese?
2. German
3. Dutch/Flemish
4. Latin
5. French
6. Italian
7. Spanish

After that, I'm lost! Oh, I suppose 14 and 15 must be Scottish and Irish Gaelic?

Happy belated Easter! God bless <3

Sylvia said...

11 is Polish.

Anonymous said...

4. Latin
5. French
7. Spanish
8. Greek?
9. Russian
14. Irish
15. Scots-Gaelic
19. German?

Is 17 an African language?

Nati said...

Late too but here goes :)

1. Portuguese
2. German
3. Dutch
4. Latin
5. French
6. Italian
7. Spanish
8. Greek
9. Russian
11. Polish
13 Finish/swedish maybe..

Claire said...

Thanks, everyone, for participating! I'll post the answers/winners in a bit. :)