Ever found yourself wanting to wish your friends or colleagues a happy birthday in their mother tongue? Or perhaps you’re travelling abroad and want to speak like a local?
In the past, you’ve no doubt found yourself turning to the trusty devices of Google Translate, but translations there can sometimes skip out on cultural nuances.
But don’t worry – we have you covered, with 20 different ways to wish someone a happy birthday.
How to say Happy Birthday in Spanish, French, German, Italian and more
People send birthday wishes in a range of different ways and in Holland, Sweden, Norway, Japan and Portugal, people wish each other ‘congratulations’ on their special day.
In other languages such as German, Danish, and Polish, common birthday phrases translate to mean ‘all the best’ – although the intention isn’t nearly as formal as it sounds in English.
Spanish: Feliz Cumpleaños (ve-leez-com-plia-nyos)
German: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag (alles-gu-te-zum-ge-burts-taag)
French: Bon Anniversaire (bon-any-ver-sae)
Polish: Wszystkiego Najlepszego! (fshist-kyeh-go nye-lepp-sheh-go)
Italian: Buon Compleanno (bwon-com-pleaan-no)
Portuguese: Feliz Aniversário (vee-liz aniv-eee-sario)
Dutch: Gefeliciteerd Met Je Verjaardag (ge-fay-lee-cee-taird
Danish: Tillykke Med Fødselsdagen (till-licka-med-food-sels-day-en)
Norwegian: Gratulerer Med Dagen (gra-too-le-rear-med-daag-gen)
Russian: С днем рождения: (sh-dnem-rush-day-neea)
Swedish: Grattis På Födelsedagen (gra-tees-po-fodel-se-do-gen)
Greek: Χρόνια πολλά (hrónia polá)
Arabic: عيد مولد سعيد (eid-malid-saeed)
Danish: Tillykke Med Fødselsdagen (till-licka-med-food-sels-day-en)
Turkish: Doğum günün kutlu olsun (do-wum-goonoon-kootloo-olsun)
Japanese: 誕生日おめでとうございます (tan-joh-beeoh-meh-de-toh-goh-za-i-mahs)
Hindi: जन्मदिन मुबारक हो (jaamn-deen-mubarakh-o)
Chinese (Mandarin) 生日 快乐 (sheng-re-khuai-le)
Cantonese: 生日 快樂 (saang-yaat-faai-lok)
Korean: 생일 축하해요 (saeng-il chughahaeyo)
See, you’re practically multi-lingual now. All you need is a pen and a card.
MORE: How to say I love you in 25 different languages
source https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/05/how-to-say-happy-birthday-in-20-different-languages-12180093/
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