Do you want to wish someone a happy New Year in Urdu? Let’s find out the ways to say نیا سال مبارک ہو (pronounced as naya saal mubarak ho) and surprise your friends with your skills in their mother language! After all, the year is quickly coming to an end and now is the best time to prepare your new year’s day wishes. If you are up for that, then let the learning begin!
No matter what part of the world you are from, the end-of-the-year celebration is deemed an important event to many. For most cultures, the changing of the year signifies rebirth and even paves the way for people to look positively for the coming year. For this reason, a huge number of people celebrate this with a huge feast with family and friends. Now if you are planning to visit Pakistan and celebrate with some of the locals, learning Urdu is important.
Common Urdu Words Related To New Year’s Day

Before wishing someone any new year greetings, you must know the common Urdu words related to this celebration. In some common wishes, you have to use the word “congratulations or مبارک ہو (pronounced as mubarak ho) while in others you are saying celebrations orجشن (pronounced as jashnn). Interesting, right?
Below are the other useful Urdu words that you may encounter:
English | Urdu |
New Year’s Day | سال کا نیا دن (saal ka naya din) |
Countdown | الٹی گنتی (ulti ginti) |
Fireworks | آتش بازی (aatish baazi) |
Midnight | آدھی رات (aadhi raat) |
Celebration | جشن (jashnn) |
Party | پارٹی (party) |
New Year’s Eve | نئے سال کی شام (naye saal ki shaam) |
Resolution | قرارداد (qarardad) |
Popular Phrases To Say Happy New Year In Urdu

One of the most popular phrases to wish someone a happy New Year in the Urdu language is “نیا سال مبارک ہو” or naya saal mubarak ho. The first word, “نیا” means “new.” The second word, “سال,” means “year.” And “مبارک ہو” means “happy.” There are other popular phrases you can use too like “I wish you good luck ahead” or میں آپ کے لیے نیک خواہشات پیش کرتا ہوں۔” or mein aap ke liye naik khwahisaat paish karta hon. Phrases like these signify your sincere wishes which mean that you can use these with your loved ones.
Some of the other popular New Year wishes can be found in the table below.
English Phrases | Urdu Phrases |
Wishing you a Happy New Year. | آپ کو نیا سال مبارک ہو۔ (aap ko naya saal mubarak ho) |
I wish you a lot of happiness. | میں آپ کو بہت خوشی کی خواہش کرتا ہوں۔ (mein aap ko bohat khushi ki khwahish karta hon) |
I wish you good health. | میں آپ کی اچھی صحت چاہتا ہوں۔ (mein aap ki achi sehat chahta hon) |
A Happy New Year! | نیا سال مبارک (naya saal mubarak) |
Wishing you good luck with the New Year. | آپ کو نئے سال کے لیے نیک تمنائیں۔ (aap ko naye saal ke liye naik tamannaye) |
Happy New Year to you! | آپ کو نیا سال مبارک ہو (aap ko naya saal mubarak ho) |
Other Phrases To Wish Happy New Year In Urdu
Besides some popular phrases of wishing a happy New Year in Urdu, there are other phrases used by the locals in sending the New Year wishes. Learn more about these in the table below.
English Phrases | Urdu Phrases |
Stay Happy with the New Year | نئے سال کے ساتھ خوش رہیں (naye saal ke sath khush rahen) |
May the New Year bring all the pleasures to your life. | نیا سال آپ کی زندگی میں تمام خوشیاں لے کر آئے۔ (naya saal aap ki zindagi mein tamam khusihyan le kar aaye) |
Wishing you a year fully loaded with happiness. | آپ کی خواہش ہے کہ ایک سال مکمل طور پر خوشیوں سے بھرا ہوا ہو۔ (aap ki khwahish hai ke aik saal mukammal tor par khoshion se bhara sun-hwa ho) |
Wishing you every day of the New Year to be filled with success. | آپ کی خواہش ہے کہ نئے سال کا ہر دن کامیابی سے بھر جائے۔ (aap ki khwahish hai ke naye saal ka har din kamyabi se bhar jaye) |
Learn Urdu With Ling App Today

Have you encountered any of the phrases we have discussed in this post today?
As we reach this part of the post, we hope that you were able to learn about the basic phrases you can use for greeting someone with a happy new year. If there are translations we missed or you need help, feel free to send them in the comment section below and I’d truly be thrilled to help out. In addition, we highly recommend that you read our previous language posts like “Basic Greetings in Urdu” and “Basic Words and Phrases in Urdu.“
But if you feel that you are someone who is more interested in learning the Urdu language in a whole new way, it would be wise of you to try out our most recommended language learning tool by Simya Solutions: the Ling App! The Ling App is a useful platform that comes equipped with interactive tools that allow you to learn the Urdu language and 60+ other foreign languages easily!
The whole app has exclusive language learning lessons that will cover all the facets of your target language, including grammar, sentence structure, speaking, and writing sentences. And the best part here is that every single lesson has been checked, reviewed, and verified by real native speakers, language professionals, and seasoned educators which means that it is guaranteed that you’ll have a good grasp of the language in no time.
So, what are you waiting for? If I were you, I’d definitely download it today on the Google Playstore and Apple AppStore to start learning and speaking Urdu like a real pro!