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

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