New Year’s Day is special on many levels. Some people make new resolutions, some try to keep up with old ones, and some stop because they won’t happen. Am I right? And if learning how to wish a happy new year in Telugu was one of your resolutions, you don’t have to renew or let go of it.
We’ll learn how to do that with a few great examples tailored to everyone, from close friends to acquaintances, from young to old, from those near to far away. After all, wishing your loved ones Noothana Samvatsara Subhakankshalu (నూతన సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు) shows they matter to you. Let’s get started.
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Wishing A Happy New Year In Telugu
Before we get to the wishes, let me clarify. You can wish a Happy New Year twice in Telugu since Telugu people celebrate the New Year based on both the Gregorian and the Telugu calendars.
So, just in case, we’ll learn how to wish on both occasions because since they are in Telugu, the wishes will be closely related. First, let’s learn how to wish a Happy New Year on January 1st.
Happy New Year – Nuthana Samvatsara Subhakankshalu
Telugu: నూతన సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు
This is the simple, straightforward, and correct way to wish a happy new year in Telugu. The phrase translates to New Year’s wishes. Since this is neither formal nor informal, you can wish everyone with this phrase.
However, it is common to add a Telugu greeting before your wishes. Here are a few greetings you can send along with your New Year wishes.
- I wish you and your family a prosperous New Year – Meeku meeku kutumbhaniki ee edadi baga kalisi ravalani korukuntunnanu (మీకు మీ కుటుంబానికి ఈ ఏడాది బాగా కలిసి రావాలని కోరుకుంటున్నాను)
- I wish you a year full of happiness – Ee savatsaram meeru santoshamto nindalani korukuntunnanu (ఈ ఏడాది మీరు సంతోషంతో నిండాలని కోరుకుంటున్నాను)
- I wish you achieve everything you want this year – Ee eadadi meeru chese pratee prayatnam vijayam kaavalani korukuntunnanu (ఈ ఏడాది మీరు చేసే ప్రతీ విజయం కావాలని కోరుకుంటున్నాను)
Since Telugu emphasizes family relations, prosperity, success, and happiness, almost all New Year wishes center on these. So, a proper New Year’s wish and a greeting would be something like this.
English: I wish you and your family a prosperous year, Happy New Year!
Transliteration: Meeku, mee kutumbhaniki ee eeadadhi baga kalisi raavalani korukuntunnanu, nuthana samvatsara subhakankshalu
Telugu: మీకు మీ కుటుంబానికి ఈ ఏడాది బాగా కలిసి రావాలని కోరుకుంటున్నాను, నూతన సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు.
Wishing Happy New Year On Ugadhi
Generally, every Telugu year has a name, so it’s common for the greetings to contain the year’s name. You can find the year’s name on Google by searching for the name of the Telugu New Year. For example, the 2025 Telugu New Year is Viśvāvasu Nama Samvatsara.
So, anyone who’d wish others would say…
- Visvavasu Nama Samvatsara Ugadi wishes to you – Meeku Visvavasu Nama Samvatsara ugadi subhakankshalu (మీకు విశ్వవసు నామ సంవత్త్సర ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు)
You can also add the above greetings in front of this wish and make a full-fledged Ugadhi wish.
How Do You Say Happy New Year In Telugu?
In Telugu, Happy New Year is Kotta Samvatsara Subhakankshalu (కొత్త సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు). This is just another alternative to what I’ve given in the first paragraph. You can use whichever is easier for you to pronounce.
Vocabulary For Happy New Year In Telugu
Here’s a table with vocabulary related to New Year greetings.
| English | Telugu | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Happy | సంతోషం | Santosham |
| New Year | నూతన ఏడాది/నూతన సంవత్సరం | Nuthana Edadi/Nuthana Samvatsaram |
| Wishing You | శుభాకాంక్షలు | Subhakanskhalu |
| Year | ఏడాది | Edadi |
| Prosperous | సంపన్నమైన | Sampannamaina |
| Profitable | లాభదాయకమైన | Labhadayakamaina |
| Good | మంచి | Manchi |
| Luck | అదృష్టం | Adrushtam |
| Success | విజయం | Vijayam |
FAQs About Happy New Year In Telugu
1. How Do Telugu People Celebrate New Year?
General English New Year is celebrated with family members and friends just like any other place. Some would go out with close ones to movies, parties, etc. and some would go to a temple, masjid, or church.
But when it comes to New Year according to the Telugu calendar – Ugadi, it’s common to clean the house, paint it, get new clothes, go to the temple, make sweets to share with others, and most importantly, make Ugadhi Pacchadi, a chutney with all six flavors in Telugu—sweet, spicy, salty, sour, bitter, and tart—which signify life is a mix of all flavors.
2. Is There Any Culturally Sensitive Thing I May Have To Remember To Not Offend During New Year Celebrations?
Not really. People are generally pumped up to start a new chapter in their lives and make resolutions for the new year. As far as I can remember, culturally, there’s nothing that you’d have to be mindful of. Telugu people, in general, are chill and do not give much importance or attribute bad luck to colors, things, or numbers.
3. How Is Ugadi Different From The English New Year?
Ugadi has been a Telugu New Year for thousands of years, long before the English New Year. It generally falls every year in mid-April during the second harvest season, so clearing out old barns is customary to restock new harvests.
Culturally, our ancestors wanted a tradition to remind people that life is a mix of experiences. So, they introduced the concept of Ugadi Pacchadi, which is made in almost all households on the Telugu New Year. Everyone eats it, cleans their vehicles, houses, and barns, and buys new clothes to visit the temples to receive divine blessings to start the new year.
The English New Year is more of a celebration that precedes Sankranti (the first harvest festival). Christmas, New Year, and Sankranti are three major holidays that fall very close to each other, so people go to their hometowns to spend time with their Telugu families.
Summary: Happy New Year In Telugu
I hope this blog post gave an insight into wishing Happy New Year in Telugu. The English and Telugu New Year are both similar when it comes to reminding people of new beginnings; they just accomplish this in different ways.
One pushes us to make better resolutions for the future, and the other reminds us of life’s complexity. So whether you are celebrating the English, Telugu, or both, remember to take it one step at a time and appreciate what you have. And, as we learned here, I wish them the best in Telugu.
We’ve seen how to wish in three ways, along with a vocabulary table. So, I hope you got what you wanted through this article. While you are at it, have a look at our other articles published on Ling’s Telugu blog. Until next time!
