How to Say “Happy Birthday” in 69 different languages

Got a loved one you'd like to surprise with an international birthday wish? Here's 69 ways in which you can say happy birthday in a different language.

Writing by
Ally Cherry

Have you got a friend or colleague whose first language isn’t English? Perhaps they also have a birthday coming up?

It might be a good idea to wish them a happy birthday in their own language to give them a taste of home, or even impress them a little.

That’s why us here at Givetastic have curated a list of 69 languages to help you say “Happy Birthday” in a special way.
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Happy Birthday in 69 Languages

No matter where your loved one is from, we are sure that you can use one of the “Happy Birthday” wishes below to help you say happy birthday in a different language.
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Afrikaans: "Gelukkige verjaarsdag"
Albanian: "Gëzuar ditëlindjen"
Arabic: "عيد ميلاد سعيد"
Armenian: "Ծնունդդ շնորհավոր"
Basque: "Zorionak"
Bosnian: "Sretan rođendan"
Bulgarian: "Честит Рожден ден"
Burmese: "ပျော်ရွှင်စရာမွေးနေ့ဖြစ်ပါစေ"
Catalan: "Feliç aniversari"
Chinese (traditional): "生日快樂"
Croatian: "Sretan rođendan"
Czech: "Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám"
Danish: "Tillykke med fødselsdagen"
Dutch: "Gefeliciteerd"
Estonian: "Palju õnne sünnipäevaks"
Filipino: "Maligayang kaarawan"
Finnish: "Hyvää syntymäpäivää"
French: "Joyeux anniversaire"
Georgian: "Გილოცავ დაბადების დღეს"
German: "Alles Gute zum Geburtstag"
Greek: "Χαρούμενα γενέθλια"
Gurani: "Vy'apavẽ"
Hawaiian: "Hauʻoli Lā Hānau"
Hebrew: "יום הולדת שמח"
Hindi: "जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएँ"
Hungarian: "Boldog születésnapot"
Icelandic: "Til hamingju með afmælið"
Indonesian: "Selamat ulang tahun"
Irish: "Lá breithe shona duit"
Italian: "Buon compleanno"
Japanese: "お誕生日おめでとう"
Korean: "생일 축하해요"
Kurdish: "Rojbûna te pîroz be"
Lao: "ສຸກ​ສັນ​ວັນ​ເກີດ"
Latin: "Felix natalis"
Latvian: "Daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā"
Lithuanian: "Su gimtadieniu"
Luxembourgish: "Alles Guddes fir de Gebuertsdag"
Macedonian: "Среќен роденден"
Maltese: "Happy Birthday"
Maori: "Ra whanau"
Mongolian: "Төрсөн өдрийн мэнд"
Nepali: "जन्मदिनको शुभकामना"
Norwegian: "Gratulerer med dagen"
Persian: "تولدت مبارک"
Polish: "Wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji urodzin"
Portuguese: "Feliz aniversário"
Punjabi: "ਜਨਮਦਿਨ ਮੁਬਾਰਕ"
Romanian: "La mulți ani"
Russian: "С днем ​​рождения"
Samoan: "Manuia asofanau"
Scottish Gaelic: "Co-là-breith math"
Serbian: "Срећан рођендан"
Slovak: "Šťastné narodeniny"
Slovenian: "Vse najboljše"
Somali: "Dhalasho Wacan"
Spanish: "Feliz cumpleaños"
Sudanese: "Wilujeung tepang taun"
Swahili: "Heri ya Siku ya Kuzaliwa"
Swedish: "Grattis på födelsedagen"
Thai: "สุขสันต์วันเกิด"
Tsonga: "Siku lerinene ro velekiwa"
Turkish: "Doğum günün kutlu olsun"
Ukrainian: "З Днем Народження"
Urdu: "سالگرہ مبارک"
Vietnamese: "Chúc mừng sinh nhật"
Welsh: "Penblwydd hapus"
Yiddish: "מזל דיין געבורסטאָג"
Yoruba: "O ku ojo ibi"


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There you have it, 69 different languages to help you say “Happy Birthday” to your friends who maybe don’t speak English or need a taste of home.

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