How to say Happy Mother's Day in 20 different languages

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It might be a nice exotic twist to say happy mother’s day in another language this year, or there might be a mother figure in your life who’d really appreciate you wishing them well in their home language.

We’ve got you covered with 20 different ways to give your mum the best on their special day.

Italian: Buona Festa della mamma

French: Bonne Fête des mères (“Day of Mothers”)

German: Alles Gute/Liebe zum Muttertag!

Japanese: 母の日 (Haha-no Hi omedetō)

Spanish: Feliz Día de la Madre

Vietnamese: Ngày của Mẹ (officially Ngay quoc te Phu Nu – “International Women’s Day”)

Polish: wszystkiego najlepszego w dniu matki

Indonesian & Malay: Selamat hari ibu

Irish: Lá na Máithreacha sona duit

Dutch: Gelukkige Moederdag

Lithuanian: Laimingos motinos dienos!

Portuguese: Feliz Dia da Mãe

Chinese Mandarin: 母亲节快乐 (traditional: 母親節快樂) Mǔqīnjié kuàilè

Finnish: Hyvää äitienpäivää

Hungarian: Boldog anyák napját

Korean: haengboghan eomeoni nal doeseyo!

Portuguese: Feliz Dia da Mãe

Swedish: Glad mors dag

Persian: Rúze mâdar gerâmi bâd

And of course, in English: Happy Mother’s Day