Happy New Year
December 29, 2011 | Tom Tritton
As the International Year of Chemistry draws to a close it seems fitting to offer seasonal greetings to all those in the chemical and wider scientific communities who believe in the power of chemistry to make life better. Thus, I offer the traditional salutation in several languages of CHF friends and supporters:
AFRIKAANS
gelukkige nuwejaar / voorspoedige nuwejaar
BENGALI
subho nababarsho
BOSNIAN
sretna nova godina
CANTONESE
sun lin fi lok / kung hé fat tsoi
CHINESE
xin nian kuai le / xin nian hao
CZECH
šťastný nový rok
DANISH
godt nytår
DUTCH
gelukkig nieuwjaar
ESPERANTO
feliĉan novan jaron
FRENCH
bonne année
GERMAN
ein gutes neues Jahr / prost Neujahr
GREEK
kali chronia / kali xronia
eutichismenos o kainourgios chronos (we wish you a happy new year)
HAITIAN CREOLE
bònn ané
HEBREW
שנה טובה (shana tova)
HINDI
nav varsh ki subhkamna
INDONESIAN
selamat tahun baru
ITALIAN
felice anno nuovo, buon anno
JAPANESE
akemashite omedetô
MAORI
kia hari te tau hou
NORWEGIAN
godt nyttår
PASHTO
nawe kaalmo mobarak sha
PERSIAN
سال نو مبارک (sâle no mobârak)
POLISH
szczęśliwego nowego roku
PORTUGUESE
feliz ano novo
RUSSIAN
С Новым Годом (S novim godom)
SPANISH
feliz año nuevo
SWEDISH
gott nytt år
THAI
สวัสดีปีใหม่ (sawatdii pimaï)
WELSH
blwyddyn newydd dda
YIDDISH
a gut yohr
ZULU
unyaka omusha omuhle
And of course, happy new year!
Tom Tritton is President and CEO of CHF.