Wishing someone a happy birthday is one of the simplest yet most heartfelt ways to show love and care.
Did you know that the phrase “happy birthday” exists in every language, each with its unique sound and cultural flavor?
Whether you’re celebrating a friend across the globe or learning a new language, these translations let you make birthdays extra special.
This guide was written with you in mind — so you can confidently say happy birthday to anyone, anywhere.
🌍 How to Say “Happy Birthday” in 70 Different Languages
- English (🇺🇸) – Happy Birthday | Pronunciation: hap-ee burth-day
Example: Happy birthday, my dear friend! - Spanish (🇪🇸) – Feliz Cumpleaños | Pronunciation: feh-lees koom-pleh-an-yos
Example: ¡Feliz cumpleaños! (Happy birthday!) - French (🇫🇷) – Joyeux Anniversaire | Pronunciation: zhwa-yeuhz an-ee-ver-sair
Example: Joyeux anniversaire à toi ! (Happy birthday to you!) - German (🇩🇪) – Alles Gute zum Geburtstag | Pronunciation: ah-les goo-teh tsum geh-burts-tahg
Example: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! (Happy birthday!) - Italian (🇮🇹) – Buon Compleanno | Pronunciation: bwohn com-pleh-an-no
Example: Buon compleanno! (Happy birthday!) - Portuguese (🇵🇹) – Feliz Aniversário | Pronunciation: feh-leez ah-nee-ver-sah-ree-oh
Example: Feliz aniversário! (Happy birthday!) - Russian (🇷🇺) – С Днём Рождения (S Dnyom Rozhdeniya) | Pronunciation: s dnyom rozh-deh-ni-ya
Example: С днём рождения! (Happy birthday!) - Arabic (🇸🇦) – عيد ميلاد سعيد (Eid Milad Saeid) | Pronunciation: eed mee-lad sa-eed
Example: عيد ميلاد سعيد! (Happy birthday!) - Hindi (🇮🇳) – जन्मदिन मुबारक (Janmadin Mubarak) | Pronunciation: jun-ma-din moo-ba-rak
Example: जन्मदिन मुबारक! (Happy birthday!) - Bengali (🇧🇩) – জন্মদিন শুভেচ্ছা (Jonmodin Shubhechha) | Pronunciation: jon-mo-din shoo-baych-ha
Example: জন্মদিন শুভেচ্ছা! (Happy birthday!) - Urdu (🇵🇰) – سالگرہ مبارک (Salgirah Mubarak) | Pronunciation: sal-gi-rah moo-bah-rahk
Example: سالگرہ مبارک! (Happy birthday!) - Turkish (🇹🇷) – Doğum Günün Kutlu Olsun | Pronunciation: do-um goo-noon koot-loh ol-soon
Example: Doğum günün kutlu olsun! (Happy birthday!) - Greek (🇬🇷) – Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla) | Pronunciation: hro-nya po-la
Example: Χρόνια πολλά! (Happy birthday!) - Dutch (🇳🇱) – Gefeliciteerd met je Verjaardag | Pronunciation: he-feh-lee-see-teerd met yuh ver-yar-dahg
Example: Gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag! (Happy birthday!) - Swedish (🇸🇪) – Grattis på Födselsedagen | Pronunciation: grah-tis paw furs-el-seh-dah-gen
Example: Grattis på födelsedagen! (Happy birthday!) - Finnish (🇫🇮) – Hyvää Syntymäpäivää | Pronunciation: hoo-vaah sun-tu-mah-pai-vaah
Example: Hyvää syntymäpäivää! (Happy birthday!) - Polish (🇵🇱) – Wszystkiego Najlepszego | Pronunciation: fshees-tkie-go nay-lep-she-go
Example: Wszystkiego najlepszego! (Happy birthday!) - Czech (🇨🇿) – Všechno Nejlepší k Narozeninám | Pronunciation: fshekh-no nay-lep-shee k nah-roh-zeh-nee-nahm
Example: Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám! (Happy birthday!) - Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Boldog Születésnapot | Pronunciation: bol-dog su-le-tays-nah-pot
Example: Boldog születésnapot! (Happy birthday!) - Romanian (🇷🇴) – La Mulți Ani | Pronunciation: la mool-tsi ah-nee
Example: La mulți ani! (Happy birthday!) - Chinese (Mandarin) (🇨🇳) – 生日快乐 (Shēngrì Kuàilè) | Pronunciation: shung-rr kwai-luh
Example: 生日快乐！(Happy birthday!) - Japanese (🇯🇵) – お誕生日おめでとう (Otanjoubi Omedetou) | Pronunciation: o-tan-jo-bee o-meh-deh-toh
Example: お誕生日おめでとう！(Happy birthday!) - Korean (🇰🇷) – 생일 축하합니다 (Saeng-il Chukhahamnida) | Pronunciation: seng-il chuk-ha-ham-nee-da
Example: 생일 축하합니다! (Happy birthday!) - Thai (🇹🇭) – สุขสันต์วันเกิด (Suk San Wan Kerd) | Pronunciation: suk san wan kerd
Example: สุขสันต์วันเกิด! (Happy birthday!) - Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Chúc Mừng Sinh Nhật | Pronunciation: chook moong sin nyut
Example: Chúc mừng sinh nhật! (Happy birthday!) - Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Selamat Ulang Tahun | Pronunciation: seh-lah-mat oo-lang tah-hoon
Example: Selamat ulang tahun! (Happy birthday!) - Malay (🇲🇾) – Selamat Hari Jadi | Pronunciation: seh-lah-mat ha-ree jah-dee
Example: Selamat hari jadi! (Happy birthday!) - Filipino (🇵🇭) – Maligayang Kaarawan | Pronunciation: mah-lee-gah-yang kah-ah-rah-wan
Example: Maligayang kaarawan! (Happy birthday!) - Swahili (🇰🇪) – Heri ya Siku ya Kuzaliwa | Pronunciation: he-ree ya see-koo ya koo-zah-lee-wah
Example: Heri ya siku ya kuzaliwa! (Happy birthday!) - Zulu (🇿🇦) – Usuku Oluhle Lokuzalwa | Pronunciation: oo-soo-koo oh-loo-hleh loh-koo-zahl-wah
Example: Usuku oluhle lokuzalwa! (Happy birthday!) - Hebrew (🇮🇱) – יום הולדת שמח (Yom Huledet Sameach) | Pronunciation: yom hoo-leh-det sah-may-akh
Example: יום הולדת שמח! (Happy birthday!) - Persian (🇮🇷) – تولدت مبارک (Tavalodet Mobarak) | Pronunciation: tah-va-lod-et mo-bah-rak
Example: تولدت مبارک! (Happy birthday!) - Nepali (🇳🇵) – जन्मदिनको शुभकामना (Janmadinko Shubhakaamna) | Pronunciation: jun-ma-din-ko shoo-bha-kaam-na
Example: जन्मदिनको शुभकामना! (Happy birthday!) - Sinhala (🇱🇰) – උපන්දිනයේ සුභ පැතුම් (Upan Dinaye Subha Pathum) | Pronunciation: oo-pan dee-na-ye soo-bha pa-thoom
Example: උපන්දිනයේ සුභ පැතුම්! (Happy birthday!) - Tamil (🇮🇳) – பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துகள் (Pirandanāl Vāḻttukkaḷ) | Pronunciation: pi-ran-da-naal vaazh-tuh-kal
Example: பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துகள்! (Happy birthday!) - Telugu (🇮🇳) – పుట్టిన రోజు శుభాకాంక్షలు (Puttina Roju Shubhakankshalu) | Pronunciation: put-ti-na ro-ju shoo-bha-kan-ks-ha-lu
Example: పుట్టిన రోజు శుభాకాంక్షలు! (Happy birthday!) - Kannada (🇮🇳) – ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು (Huttuhabbada Shubhashayagalu) | Pronunciation: hoo-t-too-hab-bah-da shoo-bha-sha-ya-ga-lu
Example: ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು! (Happy birthday!) - Marathi (🇮🇳) – वाढदिवसाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा (Vadhdivsachya Hardik Shubhechha) | Pronunciation: vah-dh-di-vas-a-chya har-dik shoo-bhay-chha
Example: वाढदिवसाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा! (Happy birthday!) - Gujarati (🇮🇳) – જન્મદિવસની શુભકામનાઓ (Janmadivasni Shubhkamnao) | Pronunciation: jun-ma-di-vas-ni shoo-bha-kaam-nao
Example: જન્મદિવસની શુભકામનાઓ! (Happy birthday!) - Burmese (🇲🇲) – မွေးနေ့လွန်ခြင်း (Mwe Nay Lun Chin) | Pronunciation: mweh nay loon chin
Example: မွေးနေ့လွန်ခြင်း! (Happy birthday!) - Khmer (🇰🇭) – ជូនពរថ្ងៃកំណើត (Choun Por Thngai Kamnaert) | Pronunciation: choon por thngai kam-naert
Example: ជូនពរថ្ងៃកំណើត! (Happy birthday!) - Lao (🇱🇦) – ສຸກສັນວັນເກີດ (Suk San Wan Kert) | Pronunciation: sook san wan kert
Example: ສຸກສັນວັນເກີດ! (Happy birthday!) - Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Төрсөн Өдрийн Мэнд (Törsön Ödrin Mend) | Pronunciation: tur-sun ud-rin mend
Example: Төрсөн өдрийн мэнд! (Happy birthday!) - Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – З Днем Народження (Z Dnem Narodzhennya) | Pronunciation: z dnem na-rod-jen-nya
Example: З днем народження! (Happy birthday!) - Serbian (🇷🇸) – Срећан Рођендан (Srećan Rođendan) | Pronunciation: sreh-chan rod-jen-dan
Example: Срећан рођендан! (Happy birthday!) - Croatian (🇭🇷) – Sretan Rođendan | Pronunciation: sre-tan rod-jen-dan
Example: Sretan rođendan! (Happy birthday!) - Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Sretan Rođendan | Pronunciation: sre-tan rod-jen-dan
Example: Sretan rođendan! (Happy birthday!) - Albanian (🇦🇱) – Gëzuar Ditëlindjen | Pronunciation: geh-zoo-ar di-te-lin-djen
Example: Gëzuar ditëlindjen! (Happy birthday!) - Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Su Gimtadieniu | Pronunciation: soo gim-ta-dye-nyoo
Example: Su gimtadieniu! (Happy birthday!) - Latvian (🇱🇻) – Daudz Laimes Dzimšanas Dienā | Pronunciation: dau-dz lai-mes dzim-sha-njas di-en-a
Example: Daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā! (Happy birthday!) - Estonian (🇪🇪) – Palju Õnne Sünnipäevaks | Pronunciation: pal-yoo uh-ne suen-ni-pa-e-vaks
Example: Palju õnne sünnipäevaks! (Happy birthday!) - Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Til Hamingju með Afmælið | Pronunciation: til ha-ming-yoo meth af-mel-ith
Example: Til hamingju með afmælið! (Happy birthday!) - Irish (🇮🇪) – Breithlá Sona Duit | Pronunciation: breh-lah so-na ditch
Example: Breithlá sona duit! (Happy birthday!) - Welsh (🏴) – Penblwydd Hapus | Pronunciation: pen-blwydd ha-pus
Example: Penblwydd hapus! (Happy birthday!) - Hawaiian (🇺🇸) – Hauʻoli Lā Hānau | Pronunciation: how-oh-lee lah hah-now
Example: Hauʻoli lā hānau! (Happy birthday!) - Samoan (🇼🇸) – Manuia le Aso Fanau | Pronunciation: mah-noo-ee-ah le ah-so fa-nau
Example: Manuia le aso fanau! (Happy birthday!) - Maori (🇳🇿) – Hari Huritau | Pronunciation: ha-ree hoo-ree-tau
Example: Hari huritau! (Happy birthday!) - Tongan (🇹🇴) – Fakamālō Atu ki he ‘Oku Tō’osi | Pronunciation: fa-ka-ma-lo a-tu kee he oo-ku toe-see
Example: Fakamālō atu ki he ‘oku tō’osi! (Happy birthday!) - Yoruba (🇳🇬) – Ẹ Ku Ọjọ́ Ìbí | Pronunciation: eh koo oh-jo ee-bee
Example: Ẹ ku ọjọ́ ìbí! (Happy birthday!) - Hausa (🇳🇬) – Barka da Ranar Haihuwa | Pronunciation: bar-ka da rah-nar hai-hoo-wah
Example: Barka da ranar haihuwa! (Happy birthday!) - Amharic (🇪🇹) – የልደት በዓል ደስ ይበልህ (Yeledet Be’al Des Yibelh) | Pronunciation: ye-le-det beh-al des yi-bel
Example: የልደት በዓል ደስ ይበልህ! (Happy birthday!) - Somali (🇸🇴) – Dhalasho Wacan | Pronunciation: d-ha-la-sho wa-can
Example: Dhalasho wacan! (Happy birthday!) - Afrikaans (🇿🇦) – Gelukkige Verjaarsdag | Pronunciation: he-luk-kee-guh fer-yaars-dahg
Example: Gelukkige verjaarsdag! (Happy birthday!) - Basque (🇪🇸) – Zorionak | Pronunciation: zo-ree-o-nak
Example: Zorionak! (Happy birthday!) - Catalan (🇪🇸) – Feliç Aniversari | Pronunciation: fe-leesh a-nee-ver-sa-ree
Example: Feliç aniversari! (Happy birthday!) - Esperanto (🌐) – Feliĉan Naskiĝtagon | Pronunciation: fe-lich-an nas-kee-gah-ton
Example: Feliĉan naskiĝtagon! (Happy birthday!)
🎂 Conclusion
No matter where you go in the world, birthdays are celebrated with love and joy. Saying “happy birthday” in someone’s language makes the moment personal, heartfelt, and unforgettable. From Feliz Cumpleaños to Hauʻoli Lā Hānau, every translation carries happiness across cultures. Spread joy today by learning these 70 ways to say happy birthday!
