Major Arcana:

The International Search


Not only is it imteresting to see what sneezes are like in different parts of the world, but so too is it useful. Many people use search engines to find sneezing-related material on the web from stories to pictures and much more. But as there are search engines for many different countries in many different languages, knowing translations can be useful. So on this page can be found a long list of vocabulary that can be used for such reasons! Many thanks to Pluto for the idea and suggestion of this page!
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Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
English/USA	sneeze	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze	sneezing, sneezes, sneezed, sneezer
	related words	sniffle, sniffling, sniff, nose, blow nose, blowing one's nose
	reasons	photic sneezing, cold, common cold, flu, influenza, allergy, allergies, hafever, allergic, caught a cold, caught the sniffles, coming down with a cold
	niceties	excuse me, sorry, bless you, God bless you, gesundheit
	tissue-related	tissue, Kleenex, handkerchief, hanky
	sneeze sounds	Achoo, Ahchoo
	other

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
French/France	sneeze	éternuement
	various tenses of sneeze	éternuer
	related words
	reasons	rhume, prendre froid, s'enrhumer, un petit rhume, allergie, allergique, rhume des foins
	niceties	À tes souhaits, À tes amours (towards closer friends), gesundheit
	tissue-related	mouchoir, mouchoir en papier, tissu, papier de soie
	sneeze sounds
	other	The 'bless you' given is 'to your wishes' i.e. 'may your wishes come true'

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
German/Germany	sneeze	niesen
	various tenses of sneeze	geniest
	related words
	reasons	allergie
	niceties	gesundheit
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other	Ggesundheit translates to 'I wish you health'

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
English/United Kingdom	sneeze	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze	sneezing, sneezes, sneezed, sneezer
	related words	sniffle, sniffling, sniff, nose, blow nose, blowing one's nose
	reasons	photic sneezing, cold, common cold, flu, influenza, allergy, allergies, hafever, allergic
	niceties	excuse me, sorry, bless you, God bless you, gesundheit
	tissue-related	tissue, handkerchief, hanky
	sneeze sounds
	other

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
Japanese/Japan	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other	If you sneeze... Once being praised ('ichi homerarete'), Twice being disparaged ('ni kenasare'), Three times being scolded ('san shikarare'), And four times catch a cold ('shi kaze hiku') OR Once being praised ('ichi homerare'), Twice being detested ('ni nikumare'), Three times being admired ('san horerare'), And four times, you are going to catch a cold ('shi kaze o hiku')

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
Korean/Korea	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties	eichi (to friends)
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other	eichi is said only to people you are close with after they sneeze

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
Spanish/Spain, Mexico, other Spanish speaking countries?	sneeze	estornudo
	various tenses of sneeze	estornudado
	related words
	reasons	alergia
	niceties	Jesus, Salud, Salud y dinero, Salud y dinero y amor
	tissue-related	pañuelo
	sneeze sounds
	other	once you say 'Salud' (health), twice you say 'Salud y dinero' (health and money),   or three times you say 'Salud y dinero y amor' (health and money and love) Then you respond "Gracias" (thank you)

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
Spanish/Mexico	sneeze	estornudo
	various tenses of sneeze	estornudado
	related words
	reasons	alergías, alergia
	niceties	Jesus, Salud, Salud y dinero, Salud y dinero y amor
	tissue-related	pañuelo
	sneeze sounds
	other	once you say 'Salud' (health), twice you say 'Salud y dinero' (health and money),   or three times you say 'Salud y dinero y amor' (health and money and love) Then you respond "Gracias" (thank you) OR 1 sneeze = salud (health) 2 sneezes = dinero (money) 3 sneezes = amor (love) 4 sneezes or more = alergías (allergies) < /FONT >

Language or Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
Brazil	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties	saúde, Deus te ajude, Amen, Deus te crie
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other	When someone sneezes they say "saúde" which means "health" Older people can say "Deus te ajude" which means "God help you" Or they say "Deus te crie" which means "God raise you" The sneezing people answer "Amen"

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
Serbian/Yugoslavia	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties	Na zdravlje, Hvala
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other	Na zdravlje means 'for your health' Hvala means 'thank you'

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
Argentina	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties	Salud,
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other	Salud means health and happiness

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
Holland (The Netherlands)	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties	gezondheid, proost, bedankt
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other	gezondheid means health bedankt means thanks When you sneeze three times in a row, it means that tomorrow will be a sunny day

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
Poland	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties	Na zdrowie,
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other	'Na zdrowie' means 'to your health'

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
Lithuania	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties	I Sveikata
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other	'I Sveikata' means 'to your health'

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
Iran	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties	Elahi shokr
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other	'Elahi shokr' means 'Thank God for being healthy' the first sneeze means to wait for a few minutes and don't do work the second sneeze means ignore the first sneeze

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other

Language/Country	Sneeze words	Translated words
	sneeze
	various tenses of sneeze
	related words
	reasons
	niceties
	tissue-related
	sneeze sounds
	other