What are good drinking toasts?
What are good drinking toasts?
To Your Health
- May your beautiful lips never blister!
- May you live for as long as you want, and never want for as long as you live!
- Strike hands with me.
- To absent friends, and to ourselves, as no one is likely to concern themselves with our welfare.
- Health to those I love, wealth to those who love me.
How do you toast cheers around the world?
20 Ways To Say “Cheers!”
- Afrikaans: Gesondheid. Pronounced: Ge-sund-hate.
- Chinese (Mandarin):干杯 / gān bēi. Pronounced: Gan bay.
- Czech: Na zdravi. Pronounced: Naz-drah vi.
- Dutch: Proost. Pronounced: Prohst.
- French: Santé! / À votre santé!
- German: Prost / Zum wohl.
- Greek: ΥΓΕΙΑ
- Irish Gaelic: Sláinte.
What is the most common toast?
gonbae
The most common toast is “gonbae,” which is the equivalent of “cheers!” If the toast is proposed as “wonshot” (one shot), guests are expected to empty their glasses in one drink. Formal toasts are usually made only by the host. Visitors may offer to pay for the bill, but the host will usually decline the offer.
Which countries say cheers?
How to Say “Cheers” in 10 Different Languages
- Cheers in Japanese: 乾杯 / Kanpai.
- Cheers in Spanish: Salud.
- Cheers in German: Prost.
- Cheers in French: Santé! / À votre santé!
- Cheers in Portuguese: Saúde.
- Cheers in Korean: 건배 / Geonbae.
- Cheers in Swedish: Skål.
- Cheers in Afrikaans: Gesondheid.
What to say while drinking?
“Cheers!” This word has been heard in bars, pubs, restaurants, and almost anywhere else you can imagine. When used as a toast, it means good wishes (before drinking). Other synonyms include: here’s to you; good health; your health; and informally, bottoms up!
What is an Irish drinking toast?
“Cheers” in Irish is sláinte which is pronounced a bit like “slawn-che”. Sláinte means “health”, and if you’re feeling brave, you can say sláinte is táinte (“slawn-che iss toin-che”), meaning “health and wealth”.
What is the German drinking toast?
Prost! Translation: Cheers! Toss on an “Ein Toast!” at the end to encourage a celebratory “bottoms up!” before drinking your Märzen with friends. Fun fact: if you find yourself in Switzerland with a beer in hand, you can substitute “Broscht!” for “Prost!” This is the Swiss-German way to say “Cheers!”
How do you say cheers in America?
Cheers. Americans and British people both say “cheers” when they are out drinking and clink their glasses together. The difference is that people from the UK also use “cheers” to mean “thank you”.
Do other countries have toast?
France: French toast – egg soaked bread that’s pan fried (not strictly French, we know). Wales: Welsh Rarebit – cheese based sauce on toast. Germany: Toast Hawaii – ham, cheese and pineapple topped with a cherry. Netherlands: Hagelslag – chocolate sprinkles!
What is an Italian toast?
The Italian word for cheers is either “Salute” or “Cin Cin”. This is usually followed by “alla nostra salute”, which means “to your health”. If you would like to make a toast, you would say “fare un brindisi”. Italians love to say “cin cin” because it recalls the sound of glass touching when making the toast.
What are some drinking quotes?
58 Funny Drinking Quotes
- “I feel sorry for people who don’t drink.
- “When I read about the evils of drinking I gave up reading.”
- “Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.”
- “He was a wise man who invented beer.”
- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
What are the alcohol sayings?
25+ Liquor Sayings
- (Type of liquor) may not be the answer, but it is worth a shot!
- I’m only here for the drinks.
- Drinks well with others.
- I’d rather be drinking.
- Life is too short to drink cheap liquor.
- Who cares if the glass is half empty or half full – I drink straight from the bottle.
What is the German toast?
Prost!
Prost! Translation: Cheers! Toss on an “Ein Toast!” at the end to encourage a celebratory “bottoms up!” before drinking your Märzen with friends. Fun fact: if you find yourself in Switzerland with a beer in hand, you can substitute “Broscht!” for “Prost!” This is the Swiss-German way to say “Cheers!”
What do the Scottish say for cheers?
Slàinte Mhath!
There are so different ways to say “cheers” in many countries all over the world, however, in Scotland, it’s Slàinte Mhath! Irish or Scots Gaelic? The term Slàinte Mhath (Pronounced Slanj-a-va) is actually both Irish and Scots Gaelic.
What is the Russian equivalent of Cheers?
За здоровье!
Cheers in Russian It is used as a reply to thank someone for a meal or a drink. The Russian equivalent for Cheers! is За здоровье! [za zda-ró-vye]. Literally it means: “To your health!”.
How do you say cheers in Ireland?
“Cheers” in Irish is sláinte which is pronounced a bit like “slawn-che”. Sláinte means “health”, and if you’re feeling brave, you can say sláinte is táinte (“slawn-che iss toin-che”), meaning “health and wealth”. “Cheers” is one of the words included in lesson 10 of our course.
How do you toast in Spain?
“¡Salud!” Translation: “Health”/”To your health.” The Spanish word for “cheers” is “¡salud!”, pronounced sa·lood. The literal translation of this word is “health.” People use this term during toasts as they are honoring someone while wishing them health and overall wellbeing.
What country eats the most toast?
According to Guinness World Records, Turkey has the largest per capita consumption of bread in the world as of 2000, with 199.6 kg (440 lb) per person; Turkey is followed in bread consumption by Serbia and Montenegro with 135 kg (297 lb 9.9 oz), and Bulgaria with 133.1 kg (293 lb 6.9 oz).