Living in these days of great uncertainty, let’s have again some uplifting topic here. The article on the Welsh language can wait.

Why not have a few - foreign - words about Happiness? That thing that we all strive towards, in our own unique ways. That thing that we sometimes stumble upon. That thing that we can define in so many individual ways. In some languages the word “happiness” may also mean “luck”, in the same way that the word “unhappiness” may also denote accident. But no matter what we call it, may we all experience it at least at some point of our lives. Or, like Eleanor Roosevelt said: “Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product”.

There is a world famous saying by Linus in Peanuts, said to Charlie Brown: Happiness is a warm blanket. Why not use that as the base sentence here. And no matter how many of these languages are familiar to you, these sentences all convay the same cosy feeling of warmth:

CHINESE ?? 幸福 Xìngfú - 幸福是温暖的毯子 Xìngfú shì wēnnuǎn de tǎnzi
CROATIAN ?? Sreća - Sreća je topli pokrivač
DANISH ?? Lykke - Lykke er et varmt tæppe
DUTCH ?? Geluk - Geluk is een warme deken
ENGLISH ????????????? Happiness - Happiness is a warm blanket
ESTONIAN ?? Õnn - Õnn on soe tekk
FINNISH ?? Onni / Onnellisuus - Onni on lämmin peitto
FRENCH ?? Bonheur- Le bonheur est une couverture chaude
GERMAN ?? ?? Die Glücke - Glück ist eine warme Decke
GREEK ?? ευτυχία - Η ευτυχία είναι μια ζεστή κουβέρτα
HAWAIIAN Hauoli - ʻO ka hauʻoli he pāpale mahana
HINDI - खुशी Khuskhee - खुशी एक गर्म कंबल है Khushee ek garm kambal hai
HUNGARIAN ?? Boldogság - A boldogság meleg takaró
ICELANDIC ?? Hamingja - Hamingjan er hlý sæng
IRISH ?? Sonas - Is blaincéad te é an sonas
ITALIAN ?? Felicità - La felicità è una calda coperta
JAPANESE ??幸福 Kōfuku /幸せShiawase - 幸せは暖かい毛布 Shiawase wa attakai mōfu
KOREAN ?? 행복 Haengbog - 행복은 따뜻한 담요 Haengbog-eun ttatteushan dam-yo
LATIN Beatitudo - Beatitudo est calidum stratum
LATVIAN ?? Laime - Laime ir silta sega
LITHUANIAN ?? Laime - Laimė yra šilta antklodė
NORWEGIAN ?? Lykke - Lykke er et varmt teppe
TAGALOG ?? Buhay - Ang kaligayahan ay isang mainit na kumot
POLISH ?? Szczęście - Szczęście to ciepły koc
PORTUGUESE ?? Felicidade - A felicidade é um cobertor quente
RUSSIAN ?? Счастье (Chast’ye) - Счастье - это теплое одеяло (Chast’ye - eto teploye odeyalo)
SPANISH ?? Felicidad - La felicidad es una manta caliente
SWAHILI Furaha - Furaha ni blanketi ya joto
SWEDISH ?? Lycka - Lycka är en varm filt
TURKISH ?? Mutluluk - Mutluluk sıcak bir battaniyedir
UKRAINIAN ?? Щастя (Shchastya) - Щастя - це тепла ковдра (Shchastya - tse tepla kovdra)
WELSH Hapusrwydd - Mae hapusrwydd yn flanced gynnes

Updated 29.9.2022