Responses to sneezing

Table columns:
Language
Usual Responses and Notes
Response Meaning in English
Sneezer Reply and Pronunciation
Reply Meaning in English

Table rows:
cells: Albanian
Shëndet (shuhn-det)
"Health!"
Faleminderit or Shëndet paç
"Thank you!" and "May you have health," respectively
cells: Amharic
ይማርሽ (yimarish) for female or ይማርህ (yimarih) for male
"May God forgive you!"
ያኑሪሽ (yanurish) for female or ያኑርህ (yanurih) for male
"May you live for long."
cells: Afrikaans
Gesondheid
"Health!"
Dankie
"Thank You"
cells: Arabic (Islamic)
Correct Way: يرحمكم الله (yarhamkum Allah) if the sneezer says الحمدلله (Alhamdulillah), as an alternative interaction. Rude Way: فرج (Faraj), صحة (Sahha).
"God have mercy on you" if the sneezer says "All praise is for God." Relief!", "Health!"
علينا و عليك (Alayna wa Alayk), شكراً (Shukran) or يهديكم الله و يصلح بالكم (Yahdeekum Allah wa youslah balakum) after the alternative interaction
"For you and me", "Thank you!" or "God guide you and set your affairs aright."
cells: Armenian
առողջություն (aroghjootyoon)
"Health"
շնորհակալություն (shnorhakalutyun)
"Thank you"
cells: Assamese
মঙ্গল হওক (môngôl hôwk)
"May good happen."
Unknown
Unknown
cells: Azeri
Sağlam ol, or sometimes Afiat (see Persian)
"Be healthy."
Sağ ol
Thank You
cells: Bangla
[Bangladesh] Yarhamukallah (আল্লাহ তোমার উপর রহম দান করুন) [India] Jibah Jibah (জীবঃ জীবঃ)
"[Bangladesh] May Allah have mercy on you [India] May you live long "
"Silence"
"Silence"
cells: Basque
Doministiku, from Latin "dominus tecum"
"The Lord be with you."
Unknown
Unknown
cells: Belarusian
будзь здаровы for both genders, or будзь здароў (Budz zdarovy / budz zdarou) for male and будзь здаровая (Budz zdarovaja) for female
"Be healthy" for each gender
дзякуй (dziakuj)
"Thank you."
cells: Bosnian
Nazdravlje
"To your good health."
Hvala
"Thank you."
cells: Breton
Doue d'ho pennigo.
"God will bless you."
cells: Bulgarian
Наздраве (Nazdrave)
"To your health." or "Cheers."
Благодаря (Blagodarya)
"Thank you."
cells: Burmese
Ta Baw Pout Pi Lar?
"Understood?" or "Got it?"
Hote, Pout Pi
"Yes or No."
cells: Khmer
សុខភាព (sokhpheap)
"Health"
Unknown
N/A
cells: Catalan
Jesús or Salut
"Jesus." or "Health!"
Gràcies
"Thank you."
cells: Cantonese
'大吉利事/"好嘅". Sneezing in Southern Chinese culture means that someone is speaking ill behind your back.
"A great fortunate occurrence."/ "A good one. "
唔好意思
"Excuse me."
cells: Chechen
Dukha vehil for male or Dukha yehil for female
"Live for a long time."
Dela reze hiyla
"Thank you, literally means "I wish God will bless you"."
cells: Chinese
Chinese speakers don't typically comment on another person's sneeze. When someone does give a response, he or she might say 百岁 (bǎisuì). More rarely there is the expression 多保重 (duōbǎozhòng)
"live to 100" (years old). "Take care"
不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi)
"Excuse me."
cells: Croatian
Nazdravlje or Istina!
"To your health." or "Truth!"
Hvala
"Thank you."
cells: Czech
Na zdraví or Pozdrav Pánbůh or Je to pravda
"To your health." or "Bless God" or "It is true."
Ať slouží or Dejž to Pánbůh (in reply to Pozdrav Pánbůh)
"May it last." or "May God let it happen (bless you)"
cells: Danish
Prosit
"May it help."
Tak
"Thank you."
cells: Dutch
Gezondheid, Proost, or if the person has sneezed three times, (Drie keer) morgen mooi weer
"Health!", the equivalent of respectively "Gesundheit" as said in English, "Cheers", or if the person has sneezed three times, "(Three times) the weather will be nice tomorrow."
Dank u (wel) formally, or Dank je (wel)
"Thank you."
cells: English
(God) bless you
"(God) bless you"
Thank you
"Thank you"
cells: Esperanto
Sanon
"Health!"
Dankon
"Thank you"
cells: Estonian
Terviseks
"For your health."
Aitäh
"Thank you"
cells: Faroese
Jesuspápi vælsigni teg! This can be shortened to Vælsigni teg!
"May Jesus bless you." or "Bless you."
Takk (fyri)!
"Thanks (for [it])!"
cells: Finnish
Terveydeksi
"For health!"
Kiitos
"Thank you"
cells: French
à tes / vos souhaits or Santé Old-fashioned: à tes / vos amours after the second sneeze, and qu'elles durent toujours after the third. More archaically, one can say Que dieu te/vous bénisse.
"To your wishes" or "health". Old-fashioned: after the first sneeze, "To your loves." after the second, and "that they last forever" after the third. More archaically, the translation is "God bless you".
Merci or Merci, que les tiennes durent toujours after the second sneeze
"Thank you" or "Thanks, may yours last forever" after the second sneeze
cells: Georgian
იცოცხლე (itsotskhle)
"Live long."
გმადლობთ (gmadlobt)
"Thank you."
cells: German
1) Gesundheit! 2) Helf Gott!/Helfgott! (Southern Germany/Austria/Transylvanian-Saxon; archaic/mostly used by more or less religious elderly)[1][2] 3) Großwachsen! (Transylvanian-Saxon; from Romanian "Să creşti mare!"; used solely for children, usually after the usual "Gesundheit" for the first and/or second response)[3]
1) "Health!" (in the meaning of I wish you good health or I wish that you don't get sick) 2) "May God help you!" 3) "You shall grow tall!"
Danke (schön)
"Thank you (very much)."
cells: Greek
στην υγεία σου (steen ygeia su) or γείτσες (geitses)
"To your health!" or "Healths!"
Ευχαριστώ (Efharisto)
"Thank You"
cells: Gujarati
Ghanu Jivo
"May God bless you with a long life."
Aabhar
"Thank You"
cells: Hawaiian
Kihe, a mauli ola, or simply Ola
"Sneeze, and you shall live", or simply "live"
Mahalo
"Thank You"
cells: Hebrew
לבריאות (livri'oot or labri'oot)
"To your health!"
תודה (todah)
"Thank you!"
cells: Sanskrit
शतम् जीवः (Shatam Jeevah), "चिरञ्जीवी भव"
"Live 100 years", "May you live long
"धन्यवादः, धन्यवादाः (Dhanyavaadah, Dhanyavaadaah)"
"Thanks"
cells: Hungarian
Egészségedre!
"To your health!"
Köszönöm
"Thank you."
cells: Igbo
Ndo
"Sorry."
Daalu
"Thank you."
cells: Icelandic
Guð hjálpi þér! to first sneeze, styrki þig to second sneeze, og styðji to third sneeze.[4] This can be shortened to Hjálpi þér.
"God help you!" to first sneeze, "strengthen you" to second sneeze, "and support." to third sneeze. This can be shortened to "Bless you."
Takk fyrir
"Thank you"
cells: Indonesian
Tuhan berkati
"God bless."
Terima Kasih
"Thank you."
cells: Irish
Dia linn or Dia leat or Deiseal, which may be a form of Dia seal
The first two both mean "God be with us." The last means "May it go right," but might be a form of "God with us for a while."
gabh mo leithscéal
"Excuse me."
cells: Italian
Salute!
"Health!"
Grazie or (ironic) Che se ne va
The former meaning "Thank you", the latter (ironic) meaning "Which is going away"
cells: Japanese
お大事に (Odaiji-ni) as assuming one got cold. Or, an Asian superstition says that if one sneezes, they are being talked about by someone, somewhere. Note, however, that it is very rare for anyone to acknowledge a sneeze in Japan, and it is customary not to say anything at all.
"Take care of yourself."
すみません (sumimasen) or 失礼しました (shitsurei shimashita)
"Sorry." or "Excuse me."
cells: Kannada
ದೇವರು ಕಾಪಾಡಲಿ (devaru kaapadali)
"Let God protect you"
'ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು'
"Thanks!"
cells: Kazakh
Сау Болыңыз (Saw Bolıñız)
"Be healthy."
Рахмет!
"Thank you!"
cells: Khmer
ស្បើយ (S'baoi)
"Fast recovery."
សាធុ (Satu)
"Amen"
cells: Kirundi
Kira
"Be healthy."
Twese
"Us all."
cells: Kinyarwanda
Urakire
"May you be healthy."
Twese
"Us all."
cells: Korean
개치네쒜(gae-chi-ne-sswe)[5] or 에이쒜(e-i-sswe).[6] However, in Korean culture, the practice of responding to someone's sneeze is rare. Only a small number of old people use these words.
These may be based on an onomatopœia of the sound of a sneeze
cells: Kurdish
Kher be inshalla. Many times when one sneezes, they say that the thing they are about to do will not happen. So, a listener says Kher be.
"It will be a good thing, God willing," or the shorter version, "A good sign hopefully."
Unknown
Unknown
cells: Kyrgyz
Ак чүч! [aqˈt͡ʃut͡ʃ].
This may be based on an onomatopœia of the sound of a sneeze, like the English "Atchoo."
Рахмат, if the person who spoke after the sneeze is liked.
"Thank you."
cells: Ladino
Vivas, or Crescas after a second sneeze.
"May you live," or "May you grow" after a second sneeze.
Unknown
Unknown
cells: Latgalian
Veseleibā
"To your health."
Paldis
"Thank you."
cells: Latvian
Uz veselību
"To your health."
Paldies
"Thank you."
cells: Lithuanian
Į sveikatą {pronounced 'EE sweh kata'} [7]
"To your health."
Says Atsiprašau immediately; responds to a responder with Ačiū.
Says "Excuse me" immediately; responds to a responder with "Thank you."
cells: Lojban
No set phrase, but one commonly says kanro .a'o (kanro aho) or .a'o do kanro.
"[hopefully] Health!" or "[said with hope] You are healthy," respectively.
Unknown
Unknown
cells: Luganda
Bbuka
"Recover."
Unknown
Unknown
cells: Luxembourgish
Gesondheet
"Health!"
Merci
"Thank you."
cells: Macedonian
На здравје (na zdravye)
"To your health."
Здравје да имаш (zdravye da imash) or Благодарам(blagodaram) or Фала (fala)
"Have health yourself." or "Thank you." or "Thanks."
cells: Malayalam
Depending on the religion, one would say Hari Krishna (ഹരി കൃഷ്ണാ ) or Eesho rakshikka (ഈശോ രക്ഷിക്ക)
Let Lord Krishna bless you or Jesus save you
നന്ദി
Thanks
cells: Maltese
Evviva
"May he/she live." An alternate translation is "Long live _____."
Grazzi
"Thank you."
cells: Marathi
सत्य आहे
"It's the Truth"
Unknown
Unknown
cells: Mongolian
Бурхан өршөө (Burkhan örshöö)
"May God forgive you."
Unknown
Unknown
cells: Navajo
T'áá bí ání or Háíshį́į́ naa ntsékees / naa yáłti'
"That/the one said it" (lit. "S/he in particular said it") or "Someone is thinking of you / talking about you"
'Aoo' t'áá bí ání (in response to "Someone is thinking / talking about you")
"Yes, that/the one said it"
cells: Nepali
चिरञ्जीवी भव (Chiranjeevi Bhawa)
"May you live long."
धन्यवाद (Dhan-ya-bad)
"Thank You"
cells: Norwegian
Prosit
From Latin "[tibi] prosit," lit. "May it be of benefit [to you]."
Takk
"Thank you."
cells: Afaan Oromo
Gudadhu Huddu Sarre Dhungadhu
"Progress."
Galatoomi
"Thank you."
cells: Pashto
صبر (Sah-bur).
"Patience"
مننه (Mah-nah-nah).
"Thank you."
cells: Persian
عافیت باشه (Afiat Basheh).
"May Cleanliness/Purity be bestowed upon you," or "may it be for your health."
The sneezer will often say سلامت باشید (Salaamat Bashid).
The sneezer will say "Be healthy."
cells: Polish
Na zdrowie! or Sto lat! or Zdrówko! (a diminutive form of "zdrowie" – health)
"To your health!" or "Live a hundred years!" or "[To your] health!"
Dziękuję / Dzięki.
Thank you / Thanks.
cells: Portuguese
Saúde or Deus te crie or Deus te abafe or Santinho!
These mean, in order: "Health" or "May God raise you" or "May God keep you covered (as in warm and covered)" or "Little Saint!"
obrigado/a or Amém
"Thank you" or "Amen."
cells: Punjabi
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (Waheguru) or ਤੇਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ!
"Glorious Lord" or "May you be blessed," respectively.
Thanvaad
"Thank you"
cells: Romanian
1) Sănătate/Sănătos or Noroc 2) Să creşti mare! (for children; usually "Noroc" comes first, then "Sănătate" and, as a third option, "Să creşti mare!")[8]
1) "To your health/Healthy" or "To your luck," respectively. 2) "May you grow up!"
Mulţumesc
Thank you
cells: Russian
будь здоров (bood' zdorov) for male (informal) or будь здорова (bood' zdorova) for female (informal) or будьте здоровы (boot'tye zdorovy) for both genders (formal). правду говорю (pravdu govor'u) if someone sneezes while talking.
"Be healthy." "I'm telling the truth."
спасибо (spasiba)
"Thank you."
cells: Serbian
1) Наздравље 2) Pis Maco mostly used with children
1) "To your health." 2) "go away kitten" as sound of sneezing often sounds like cat's cough
Хвала or less frequently Истина or Здравље да имаш.
"Thank you," or less frequently "It is true" or "Health you have".
cells: Sinhala
ආයුබෝවන් (Ayubowan)
"Have a long life."
Thank you
"Thank you"
cells: Slovak
Na zdravie
"To your health."
Ďakujem
"Thank you."
cells: Slovenian
Na zdravje, Res je or the old-fashioned Bog pomagaj
"To your health," "it is true" or "God help to you." Folk belief has it that a sneeze, which is involuntary, proves the truth of whatever was said just prior to it.
Hvala
"Thank you."
cells: Spanish
In Latin America, Salud, or Dios te bendiga. In Spain, it can also be Jesús after the first, María after the second and y José after the third, while in Latin America, particularly in Venezuela, Colombia and Argentina, it's replaced by salud after the first, dinero after the second and amor after the third.
"To your health", "Jesus", or "God bless you", or "Jesus" after the first, "Mary" after the second and "and Joseph" after the third in Spain, while in Latin America, they say health, money and love.
Gracias
"Thank you"
cells: Kiswahili
Afya or often, no response
"Health"
Asante
"Thank you."
cells: Swedish
Prosit
Latin prōsit (“may it be good”), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum ("to be good"): literally "may it be good (for you)"
Tack
"Thank you."
cells: Tamil
Needu valgha Also, Dheergayusu, Poornayusu, Sadayusu, "Cheeranjeevi bhava"
"Live long." Different variations of long life after consecutive sneezes., "Live long"
Nandri
"Thank You"
cells: Telugu
Chiranjeevi bhava or దీర్ఘాయుష్మాన్ భవ
"May you be blessed with a life without death," or "may you live long."
"ధన్యవాద"
"Thank You"
cells: Turkish
Çok yaşa followed by Sağlıklı yaşa if a second sneeze occurs
"Live long, live healthy."
Sen de gör or Hep beraber or 'Siz de görün
"And I hope that you live to see it [my long life]," or "All together," or "And may you witness it [my long life]," respectively.
cells: Ukrainian
будь здоровий (BООD' zdoh-RO-vyy) to an informal male sneezer, будь здорова (BООD' zdoh-RO-va) to an informal female sneezer, or будьте здорові (BООD'-te zdoh-RO-vee) to a formal sneezer. На здоров'я! (na zdoh-RO-v-ia). Правда (pra-vda) if person sneezes while other person's speech.
"Be healthy." "To your health!" "It is true."
дякую (DIA-koo-you)
"Thank you."
cells: Urdu
yar-hum-o-kullah (First the person who sneezed says "Alhamdulillah," i.e., praise be to God)
"May God have mercy on you."
Yah-de-kum-ullah
"May God guide you to the right path."
cells: Uzbek
Sogʻ boʻling or Salomat boʻling
"Be healthy."
Rahmat
"Thank you."
cells: Vietnamese
Cơm muối. In Vietnamese culture, the custom of responding to someone's sneeze is very rare.
"Rice with salt."
Cảm ơn/Cám ơn
"Thank you."
cells: Welsh
Bendith or Bendith [Duw] arnat ti (familiar) or Bendith [Duw] arnoch chi (respectful)
"God's blessing on you."
Diolch
"Thank You"
cells: Yiddish
זײַ געזונט (zay gezunt), or צו געזונט (tzu gezunt) after a second sneeze. Another response among Yiddish and Hebrew speaking Jews is אסותא (asute), from Aramaic.
"Be healthy," "to health," and "health," respectively.
A sneezer responds to his or her own sneeze with חיים (chaim) in another Jewish custom.
"Life."
cells: Yoruba
kara o le (cara oh lay)
"Be healthy"
ose (oh shay)
"Thank you."

Questions about this table:
originalText: different ways to say bless you in french
answer: answerTexts: à tes / vos souhaits
Santé
Que dieu te/vous bénisse