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Good Luck or Good Health (Multiple Countries)
Albanian: “Gëzuar” (enjoy) Amharic language (Ethiopia): “Le’tenachin!” (To our health) Arabic: “بصحتك” (be ṣaḥtak, for your health) Australian English: Cheers mate! (to your happiness my friend) Basque: “Topa!” (toast) Belarusian: “Будзьма!” (budzma, may we live!) Bosnian: “Nazdravlje” (for health) or “Živjeli” (live!) Bulgarian: “Наздраве” (nazdrave, to health) Catalan: “Xinxin” (onomatopoeic for clinking of glasses)[citation needed] or “Salut” (health) Chinese, Mandarin: “干杯” (gānbēi, lit. “Empty cup”, similar to “bottoms up” in English) Croatian: “Živjeli” (live!) Czech: “Na zdraví” (to health) Danish: “Skål” (lit. bowl – refers to older drinking vessels) Dutch: “Proost” (from Latin prosit – may it be good (i.e., for you)), or “(op je) gezondheid” ((to your) health); in Belgium: schol (from…
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Glasses
Das Leben ist bezaubernd, man muss es nur durch die richtige Brille sehen.Life is wonderful, you just need to see it through the right glasses.
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To Drink
Solange man nüchtern ist,gefällt das Schlechte.Wie man getrunken hat,weiss man das Rechte. – J.W. GoetheWhen one is sober,the bad can appeal.When one has taken a drink,One knows what’s real. – J.W. Goethe
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Guinness
Some Guinness was spilt on the barroom floorWhen the pub was shut for the night.When out of his hole crept a wee brown mouseAnd stood in the pale moonlight.He lapped up the frothy foam from the floorThen back on his haunches he sat.And all night long, you could hear the mouse roar,“Bring on the goddamn cat!“
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The Lot
The German likes his beerThe Pommy likes his half and halfBecause it brings good cheerThe Scotsman likes his whiskyAnd the Irishman likes his hotThe Aussie has no national drinkSo he drinks the bloody lot.
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Short Scottish Toast
Here’s to the heath, the hill and the heather, The bonnit, the plaid, the kilt and the feather.
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Irish Birthday Toast
Here’s to a long life and a merry one.A quick death and an easy one.A pretty girl and an honest one.A cold pint– and another one!
