کرسمس مبارک
krismas mubārak
کرسمس مبارک (krismas mubārak) is the Urdu way to say merry Christmas. Wiktionary also lists جشنِ کرسمس مبارک (jašan-e krismas mubārak) and شبھ بڑا دن (shubh baṛā din).
Meaning: good wishes at Christmas time (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| کرسمس مبارک | krismas mubārak |
| جشنِ کرسمس مبارک | jašan-e krismas mubārak |
| شبھ بڑا دن | shubh baṛā din |
| شبھ کرسمس | shubh krismas |
| میری کرسمس | merī krismas |
کرسمس مبارک is the most common and direct way to express merry Christmas in Urdu.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase جشنِ کرسمس مبارک literally translates to blessed celebration of Christmas.
Which one should you use?
Other variations include شبھ بڑا دن and شبھ کرسمس, and میری کرسمس.
How do you pronounce it?
krismas mubārak
Did you know?
- The word دن in شبھ بڑا دن can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root *dyew-, which is also the ancestor of many English words related to the sky and day.
- While کرسمس مبارک is the most common greeting, the variation شبھ بڑا دن translates the holiday as 'the big day'.
- The greeting جشنِ کرسمس مبارک uses the Persian construction 'izafat' (the short vowel sound between 'jashn' and 'Christmas') to link the words.
Examples in context
- آپ کو کرسمس مبارک ہو۔aap ko christmas mubarak ho.Merry Christmas to you.
- آپ سب کو کرسمس مبارک۔aap sab ko christmas mubarak.Merry Christmas to you all.
- سب کو کرسمس مبارک ہو!sab ko christmas mubarak ho!Merry Christmas to everyone!
Example conversation
Aisha and Ahmed meet while walking near a decorated street.
- عائشہ Ayeshaاحمد، آپ کو کرسمس مبارک۔Ahmed, aap ko christmas mubarak.Ahmed, Merry Christmas to you.
- احمد Ahmedشکریہ عائشہ، آپ کو بھی کرسمس مبارک۔shukriya Aisha, aap ko bhi christmas mubarak.Thank you Aisha, Merry Christmas to you too.
- عائشہ Ayeshaکیا آپ نے جشن کی تیاری کی؟kya aap ne jashan ki tayari ki?Did you prepare for the celebration?
- احمد Ahmedجی ہاں، میں نے بہت تیاری کی ہے۔jee han, mein ne bohat tayari ki hai.Yes, I have prepared a lot.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “merry Christmas” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بڑا, دن, شبھ, مبارک, کرسمس, CC BY-SA 4.0.
