Meanings
interjection
- Said or written to a person who is celebrating their birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer (literally, "may you have a happy birthday")
Happy birthday, Joe! Have a fantastic day!
Synonyms: many happy returns, many happy returns of the day
verbhappy birthday (third-person singular simple present happy birthdays, present participle happy birthdaying, simple past and past participle happy birthdayed)
present singular third person happy birthdays · participle present happy birthdaying · participle past happy birthdayed · past happy birthdayed
- colloquialtransitiveTo wish (someone) a happy birthday.
Everybody was happy birthdaying him the full day.
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionSaid or written to a person who is celebrating their birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer (literally, "may you have a happy birthday")
Similar
many happy returnsmany happy returns of the day
Translations
Afrikaans gelukkige verjaarsdag, lekker verjaar
- gelukkige verjaarsdaggood wishes for a birthday
- lekker verjaargood wishes for a birthday
Ancient Greek ὄλβιον, γενέθλιον ἦμαρ
- ὄλβιον (ólbion)good wishes for a birthday
- γενέθλιον ἦμαρ (genéthlion êmar)good wishes for a birthday
Arabic كُلُّ عَامٍ وَأَنْتُمْ بِخَيْرٍ, عِيد مِيلَاد سَعِيد
- كُلُّ عَامٍ وَأَنْتُمْ بِخَيْرٍ (kullu ʕāmin wa-ʔantum bi-ḵayrin)good wishes for a birthday
- عِيد مِيلَاد سَعِيد (ʕīd mīlād saʕīd)good wishes for a birthday
- سَنَة حُلْوَة (sana ḥulwa)good wishes for a birthday
Basque zorionak zure urtebetetze egunean, zorionak
- zorionak zure urtebetetze eguneangood wishes for a birthday
- zorionakgood wishes for a birthday
Bengali শুভ জন্মদিন
- শুভ জন্মদিন (śubho jonmodin)good wishes for a birthday
Bulgarian чести́т рожде́н ден
- чести́т рожде́н ден (čestít roždén den)good wishes for a birthday
Catalan per molts anys
- per molts anysgood wishes for a birthday
Chinese Cantonese 生日快樂 /生日快乐
- 生日快樂 /生日快乐 (saang¹ jat⁶ faai³ lok⁶)good wishes for a birthday
Chinese Mandarin 生日快樂 /生日快乐, 祝你生日快樂 /祝你生日快乐
- 生日快樂 /生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè)good wishes for a birthday
- 祝你生日快樂 /祝你生日快乐 (zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè)good wishes for a birthday
- 祝某人生日快樂 /祝某人生日快乐 (zhù mǒurén shēngrì kuàilè)wish someone a happy birthday
Czech všechno nejlepší, všechno nejlepší k narozeninám
- všechno nejlepšígood wishes for a birthday
- všechno nejlepší k narozeninámgood wishes for a birthday
Danish tillykke med fødselsdagen, tillykke
- tillykke med fødselsdagengood wishes for a birthday
- tillykkegood wishes for a birthday
Dutch gelukkige verjaardag, gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag
- gelukkige verjaardaggood wishes for a birthday
- gefeliciteerd met je verjaardaggood wishes for a birthday
- gefeliciteerdgood wishes for a birthday
- proficiatgood wishes for a birthday
- fijne verjaardaggood wishes for a birthday
Esperanto feliĉan naskiĝtagon
- feliĉan naskiĝtagongood wishes for a birthday
Estonian palju õnne sünnipäevaks, palju õnne
- palju õnne sünnipäevaksgood wishes for a birthday
- palju õnnegood wishes for a birthday
Finnish hyvää syntymäpäivää, onneksi olkoon
- hyvää syntymäpäiväägood wishes for a birthday
- onneksi olkoongood wishes for a birthday
- onneagood wishes for a birthday
- paljon onneagood wishes for a birthday
- toivottaa hyvää syntymäpäivääwish someone a happy birthday
French bon anniversaire, joyeux anniversaire
- bon anniversairegood wishes for a birthday
- joyeux anniversairegood wishes for a birthday
- bonne fêtegood wishes for a birthday
- souhaiter un joyeux anniversairewish someone a happy birthday
German alles Gute zum Geburtstag, herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag
- alles Gute zum Geburtstaggood wishes for a birthday
- herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstaggood wishes for a birthday
- viel Glück zum Geburtstaggood wishes for a birthday
Greek να τα εκατοστήσεις, χρόνια πολλά
- να τα εκατοστήσεις (na ta ekatostíseis)good wishes for a birthday
- χρόνια πολλά (chrónia pollá)good wishes for a birthday
- να τα εκατοστίσεις (na ta ekatostíseis)good wishes for a birthday
Hawaiian hauʻoli lā hānau
- hauʻoli lā hānaugood wishes for a birthday
Hebrew יום הולדת שמח \ יוֹם הֻלֶּדֶת שָׂמֵחַ
- יום הולדת שמח \ יוֹם הֻלֶּדֶת שָׂמֵחַ (yom hulédet saméaḥ)good wishes for a birthday
Hindi जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएँ, जन्मदिन मुबारक हो
- जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएँ (janmadin kī śubhkāmnāẽ)good wishes for a birthday
- जन्मदिन मुबारक हो (janmadin mubārak ho)good wishes for a birthday
- जन्मदिन की बधाई (janmadin kī badhāī)good wishes for a birthday
Hungarian boldog születésnapot, Isten éltessen!
- boldog születésnapotgood wishes for a birthday
- Isten éltessen!good wishes for a birthday
- Isten éltessen sokáig!good wishes for a birthday
Icelandic til hamingju með afmælið, til hamingju með daginn
- til hamingju með afmæliðgood wishes for a birthday
- til hamingju með daginngood wishes for a birthday
- til hamingju með afmælisdaginngood wishes for a birthday
Indonesian selamat ulang tahun
- selamat ulang tahungood wishes for a birthday
Irish go maire tú an lá, lá breithe maith agat
- go maire tú an lágood wishes for a birthday
- lá breithe maith agatgood wishes for a birthday
- lá breithe sona dhuitgood wishes for a birthday
Italian buon compleanno
- buon compleannogood wishes for a birthday
Japanese お誕生日おめでとうございます, 誕生日おめでとう
- お誕生日おめでとうございます (o-tanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu)good wishes for a birthday
- 誕生日おめでとう (tanjōbi omedetō)good wishes for a birthday
Korean 생신 축하드립니다, 생일 축하합니다
- 생신 축하드립니다 (saengsin chukha-deurimnida)good wishes for a birthday
- 생일 축하합니다 (saeng'il chukha-hamnida)good wishes for a birthday
- 생일 축하해요 (saeng'il chukha-haeyo)good wishes for a birthday
- 생일 축하해 (saeng'il chukha-hae)good wishes for a birthday
Latin felicem natalem, fortuna dies natalis
- felicem natalemgood wishes for a birthday
- fortuna dies natalisgood wishes for a birthday
- felix dies natalisgood wishes for a birthday
- felix sit dies natalisgood wishes for a birthday
Latvian daudz laimes, daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā
- daudz laimesgood wishes for a birthday
- daudz laimes dzimšanas dienāgood wishes for a birthday
Lithuanian su gimtadieniu, sveikinu gimtadienio proga
- su gimtadieniugood wishes for a birthday
- sveikinu gimtadienio progagood wishes for a birthday
Malay selamat hari lahir, selamat hari jadi
- selamat hari lahirgood wishes for a birthday
- selamat hari jadigood wishes for a birthday
Māori rā whānau
- rā whānaugood wishes for a birthday
Norwegian Bokmål gratulerer med dagen, gratulere med dagen
- gratulerer med dagengood wishes for a birthday
- gratulere med dagenwish someone a happy birthday
Polish wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji urodzin, wszystkiego najlepszego
- wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji urodzingood wishes for a birthday
- wszystkiego najlepszegogood wishes for a birthday
- sto latgood wishes for a birthday
Portuguese feliz aniversário, parabéns
- feliz aniversáriogood wishes for a birthday
- parabénsgood wishes for a birthday
- felicitar pelo aniversáriowish someone a happy birthday
Romanian la mulți ani, aniversare fericită
- la mulți anigood wishes for a birthday
- aniversare fericităgood wishes for a birthday
Russian с днём рожде́ния, поздравля́ю с днём рожде́ния
- с днём рожде́ния (s dnjom roždénija)good wishes for a birthday
- поздравля́ю с днём рожде́ния (pozdravljáju s dnjom roždénija)good wishes for a birthday
- поздравить с днём рождения (pozdravitʹ s dnjom roždenija)wish someone a happy birthday
Scottish Gaelic co-latha breith sona
- co-latha breith sonagood wishes for a birthday
Slovak všetko najlepšie, všetko najlepšie k narodeninám
- všetko najlepšiegood wishes for a birthday
- všetko najlepšie k narodeninámgood wishes for a birthday
Spanish feliz cumpleaños, feliz cumple
- feliz cumpleañosgood wishes for a birthday
- feliz cumplegood wishes for a birthday
Swahili heri ya siku ya kuzaliwa, pongezi kwa siku ya kuzaliwa
- heri ya siku ya kuzaliwagood wishes for a birthday
- pongezi kwa siku ya kuzaliwagood wishes for a birthday
Swedish grattis på födelsedagen, har den äran
- grattis på födelsedagengood wishes for a birthday
- har den ärangood wishes for a birthday
- har den äran på födelsedagengood wishes for a birthday
- gratulerar på födelsedagengood wishes for a birthday
- grattis på bemärkelsedagengood wishes for a birthday
- hjärtliga gratulationer på bemärkelsedagengood wishes for a birthday
- gratulerar med dagengood wishes for a birthday
- gratulera på födelsedagenwish someone a happy birthday
Tagalog maligayang kaarawan, maligayang bati
- maligayang kaarawangood wishes for a birthday
- maligayang batigood wishes for a birthday
Tamil பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள், பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள் சொல்
- பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள் (piṟantanāḷ vāḻttukkaḷ)good wishes for a birthday
- பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள் சொல் (piṟantanāḷ vāḻttukkaḷ col)wish someone a happy birthday
Thai สุขสันต์วันเกิด
- สุขสันต์วันเกิด (sùk-sǎn wan-gə̀ət)good wishes for a birthday
Turkish doğum günün kutlu olsun, nice mutlu yıllara
- doğum günün kutlu olsungood wishes for a birthday
- nice mutlu yıllaragood wishes for a birthday
- mutlu yıllargood wishes for a birthday
Ukrainian з днем наро́дження
- з днем наро́дження (z dnem naródžennja)good wishes for a birthday
Urdu سالْگِرَہ مُبارَک
- سالْگِرَہ مُبارَک (sālgirah mubārak)good wishes for a birthday
Vietnamese chúc mừng sinh nhật, sinh nhật vui vẻ nhé
- chúc mừng sinh nhậtgood wishes for a birthday
- sinh nhật vui vẻ nhégood wishes for a birthday
Welsh penblwydd hapus
- penblwydd hapusgood wishes for a birthday
Yiddish מזל־טובֿ צו דײַן געבוירנטאָג, מיט מזל געיערט זיך
- מזל־טובֿ צו דײַן געבוירנטאָג (mazltov tsu dayn geboyrntog)good wishes for a birthday
- מיט מזל געיערט זיך (mit mazl geyert zikh)good wishes for a birthday
- ביז הונדערט און צוואַנציק (biz hundert un tsvantsik)good wishes for a birthday
- אַ פֿריילעכן געבורטסטאָג (a freylekhn geburtstog)good wishes for a birthday
Cite this entry
APA
happy birthday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happy%20birthday
MLA
“happy birthday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happy%20birthday. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “happy birthday,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happy%20birthday.
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