How to Say ‘Bon Appetit!’ in 20 Different Languages

How to kick off your meal in 20 different ways, with links to pronunciation.

بالهنا و الشفاء (bil hana wish shifa’) – Arabic (Egyptian)

食飯 (sihk faahn) – Cantonese

Bon profit! – Catalan

Dobar tek! – Croatian

Smakelijk eten! – Dutch

Hyvää ruokahalua! – Finnish

Bon appétit! – French

Guten appetit! – German

Καλή όρεξη! (kalí óreksi) – Greek

בתיאבון (b’tayavon) – Hebrew

Jó étvágyat! – Hungarian

Buon appetito! – Italian

잘 먹겠습니다 (jal meokkesseumnida) – Korean

Gero apetito! – Lithuanian

Пријатно јадење (priyatno yadenye) – Macedonian

Сайхан хооллоорой (saihan hoollooroi) – Mongolian

Приятного аппетита! (prijatnovo appetita) – Russian

¡Buen provecho! – Spanish

ขอให้เจริญอาหาร! (kŏr hâi jà-rern aa-hăan!) – Thai

Afiyet olsun! – Turkish

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Jessica Marati

Jessica Marati currently resides in New York City and covers travel and sustainability for EcoSalon. Catch her weekly column, Behind the Label.