Definition
Good luck or fortune, especially used as an exclamation to wish someone well before an important event.
Etymology
From Yiddish 'mazel' meaning luck, derived from Hebrew 'mazzāl' meaning 'star' or 'constellation.' The word traveled through Jewish communities and entered English via Yiddish speakers, originally referring to astrological fortune.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'mazel tov' (good luck) became so popular that English borrowed this word wholesale—it's now used across cultures, showing how Yiddish has secretly influenced everyday English in surprising ways.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አመሰግናለሁ
a-mes-e-g-na-la-hu
ARالعربية
ت शुभकामनाएँ
ta-shüb-ka-ma-na-yen
CACatalà
bona sort
bo-na sort
CSČeština
štěstí
sh-tes-ti
DADansk
held og lykke
held og ly-kke
DEDeutsch
Glückwunsch
glück-vön-ch
ELΕλληνικά
καλή τύχη
ka-li ty-chi
ESEspañol
suerte
su-er-teh
FRFrançais
bonne chance
bon-n chan-s
HEעברית
מזל טוב
ma-zel tov
HIहिन्दी
शुभकामनाएं
shubh-ka-ma-na-yen
HUMagyar
boldogul
bol-dog-ul
IDBahasa Indonesia
beruntung
ber-untung
ITItaliano
in bocca al lupo
in bo-ka al loo-po
KMKM
សូមអរគុណ
soom or-ku-non
KO한국어
축하드립니다
chuk-ha-deul-rim-ni-da
MRMR
शुभेच्छा
shubh-e-ch-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
bertuah
ber-tu-ah
NLNederlands
veel geluk
veel glük
NONorsk
lykke til
lykke til
PLPolski
szczęścia
shche-s-cha
PTPortuguês
boa sorte
bo-a sor-teh
SVSvenska
lycka till
ly-cka till
SWKiswahili
bahati
ba-ha-ti
TAதமிழ்
நல்லதே
nal-la-the
TEతెలుగు
శుభాకాంక్షలు
shuba-ka-an-ksh-lu
UKУкраїнська
щастя
shchas-t-ya
URاردو
مبارک ہو
mu-bar-ak ho
VITiếng Việt
chúc may mắn
chük may-man
YOYO
Ẹ kú àárọ̀
e-ku a-ar-o