happy birthday

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happy birthday

/ˈhæp.i ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ UK
/ˈhæp.i ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/ US

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!
Similar: many happy returns, many happy returns of the day

verb happy birthdays · happy birthdaying · happy birthdayed

colloquial, transitive To wish (someone) a happy birthday. Everybody was happy birthdaying him the full day.

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intj good wishes for a birthday

Español	feliz cumpleaños, feliz cumple
한국어	생신 축하드립니다 saengsin chukha-deurimnida, 생일 축하합니다 saeng'il chukha-hamnida, 생일 축하해요 saeng'il chukha-haeyo, 생일 축하해 saeng'il chukha-hae
日本語	お誕生日おめでとうございます o-tanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu, 誕生日おめでとう tanjōbi omedetō
中文	生日快樂 /生日快乐 shēngrì kuàilè, 祝你生日快樂 /祝你生日快乐 zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè
हिन्दी	जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएँ janmadin kī śubhkāmnāẽ, जन्मदिन मुबारक हो janmadin mubārak ho, जन्मदिन की बधाई janmadin kī badhāī
Kiswahili	heri ya siku ya kuzaliwa, pongezi kwa siku ya kuzaliwa
Português	feliz aniversário, parabéns
Français	bon anniversaire, joyeux anniversaire, bonne fête
Deutsch	alles Gute zum Geburtstag, herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, viel Glück zum Geburtstag
Italiano	buon compleanno
Ελληνικά	να τα εκατοστήσεις na ta ekatostíseis, χρόνια πολλά chrónia pollá, να τα εκατοστίσεις na ta ekatostíseis
Română	la mulți ani, aniversare fericită
Русский	с днём рожде́ния s dnjom roždénija, поздравля́ю с днём рожде́ния pozdravljáju s dnjom roždénija
Tiếng Việt	chúc mừng sinh nhật, sinh nhật vui vẻ nhé
العربية	كُلُّ عَامٍ وَأَنْتُمْ بِخَيْرٍ kullu ʕāmin wa-ʔantum bi-ḵayrin, عِيد مِيلَاد سَعِيد ʕīd mīlād saʕīd, سَنَة حُلْوَة sana ḥulwa
עברית	יום הולדת שמח \ יוֹם הֻלֶּדֶת שָׂמֵחַ yom hulédet saméaḥ

verb wish someone a happy birthday

中文	祝某人生日快樂 /祝某人生日快乐 zhù mǒurén shēngrì kuàilè
Português	felicitar pelo aniversário
Français	souhaiter un joyeux anniversaire
Русский	поздравить с днём рождения pozdravitʹ s dnjom roždenija

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@misc{happy_birthday_2026,
  title = {happy birthday},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/happy%20birthday},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}