As much as we tell children that Christmas isn’t only about the presents that Santa Claus might bring them, everyone still loves receiving gifts! Indeed, exchanging presents at Christmas time is a common custom found throughout Europe and the world.
So before you head off to see what’s been left under your own Christmas Tree, here are just some of the ways to say present or gift in the 50 languages of Europe in a Day!
- Albanian – Dhuratë
- Arabic – هدية (Hadiya)
- Armenian – Նվեր (Nver)
- Azerbaijani – Hədiyyə
- Basque – Opari
- Belarusian – Падарунак (Padarunak)
- Bulgarian – Подарък (Podaruk)
- Catalan – Regal
- Croatian – Poklon
- Czech – Dar
- Danish – Gave
- Dutch – Geschenk
- Estonian – Kingitus
- Faroese – Gáva
- Finnish – Lahja
- French – Cadeau
- Georgian – საჩუქარი (Sachukari)
- German – Geschenk
- Greek – Δώρο (Dóro)
- Greenlandic – Pajugut
- Hungarian – Ajándék
- Icelandic – Gjöf
- Irish Gaelic – Bronntanas
- Italian – Dono
- Jèrriais – Présent
- Latin – Donum
- Latvian – Dāvana
- Lithuanian – Dovana
- Low German – Gaav
- Luxembourgish – Geschenk
- Macedonian – Подарок (Podarok)
- Maltese – Rigal
- Manx – Gioot
- Monégasque – Regalu
- Northern Sami – Attáldat
- Norwegian – Gave
- Polish – Prezent
- Portuguese – Presente
- Romanian – Cadou
- Russian – Подарок (Podarok)
- Scots Gaelic – Tiodhlac
- Serbian – Поклон (Poklon)
- Slovak – Dar
- Slovene – Darilo
- Spanish – Regalo
- Swedish – Gåva
- Swiss German – Gschenk
- Turkish – Hediye
- Ukrainian – Подарунок (Podarunok)
- Welsh – Anrheg
Author: James Scanlan
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