How To Say “Happy Birthday” In Different Languages

There are 365 days in a regular year (and 366 in a leap year!). Each one of these days is special because it’s someone’s birthday. Yesterday was someone’s birthday, today is someone else’s, and tomorrow will be another person's.

Or perhaps tomorrow is actually your birthday! If it is, then the happiest birthday to you. May you celebrate your special day exactly as you wish.

When it comes to birthdays, the most common sweet message you'll hear is "Happy Birthday." These simple English words are guaranteed to make someone feel warm and happy. But how do you say it in other languages? Let’s find out!

• English: Happy Birthday
• French: Bon anniversaire (boh ahnivehsayr)
• Spanish: Feliz cumpleaños (feliz compleanyos)
• Italian: Buon compleanno (buon compleanno)
• German: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag
• Japanese: お誕生日おめでとうございます (otanjobi omedeto gozaimasu)
• Korean: 생일 축하합니다 (saeng il chughahabnida)
• Indonesian: Selamat ulang tahun
• Portuguese: Feliz Aniversário
• Dutch: Fijne verjaardag (fine feryardahk)
• Turkish: Doğum günün kutlu olsun
• Swedish: Grattis på födelsedagen
• Norwegian: Gratulerer med dagen
• Polish: Wszystkiego najlepszego
• Russian: С днем рождения (s dnem rozhdeniya)
• Hindi: जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएं (janmadin kee shubkaamnaen)
• Tagalog: Maligayang kaarawan
• Swahili: Furaha ya kuzaliwa
• Czech: Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám
• Icelandic: Til hamingju með afmælið
• Malay: Selamat Hari lahir