🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese phrases
How to say “Happy birthday” in Mandarin Chinese
生日快乐
shēngrì kuàilè
Literally: birthday happyneutral
Works for everyone. The birthday song is sung to the same tune as in English. Long-life noodles (长寿面) are traditionally eaten on birthdays.
Other ways to say it
| Mandarin Chinese | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 祝你生日快乐 | zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè | wishing you a happy birthday | Fuller wish; the words of the birthday song |
In a sentence
祝你生日快乐，天天开心！
Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè, tiāntiān kāixīn!
Happy birthday, may every day be a happy one!
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Hello你好Goodbye再见Thank you谢谢Please请Sorry对不起Excuse me不好意思Yes是No不Good morning早上好Good evening晚上好Good night晚安How are you?你好吗？My name is…我叫…Nice to meet you很高兴认识你I love you我爱你I miss you我想你Cheers!干杯！Enjoy your meal慢慢吃Welcome欢迎Congratulations恭喜Happy New Year新年快乐I don't understand我听不懂Do you speak English?你会说英语吗？How much is it?多少钱？Where is the toilet?洗手间在哪儿？Help!救命！Beautiful漂亮Friend朋友See you later回头见
“Happy birthday” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianგილოცავ დაბადების დღესgilotsav dabadebis dghes🇪🇸 Spanish¡Feliz cumpleaños!feh-LEES koom-pleh-AH-nyohs🇫🇷 FrenchJoyeux anniversairezhwah-yuh-zah-nee-vehr-SEHR🇩🇪 GermanAlles Gute zum GeburtstagAH-les GOO-teh tsoom geh-BOORTS-tahk🇮🇹 ItalianBuon compleannobwohn kohm-pleh-AHN-noh🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseFeliz aniversáriofeh-LEES ah-nee-ver-SAH-ree-oo🇷🇺 RussianС днём рождения!S dnyom rozhdeniya!🇯🇵 Japaneseお誕生日おめでとうございますo-tanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu🇰🇷 Korean생일 축하해요saengil chukhahaeyo🇸🇦 Arabicعيد ميلاد سعيدid milad sa'id🇦🇲 ArmenianԾնունդդ շնորհավորtsnundd shnorhavor🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniAd günün mübarəkahd gew-newn mew-bah-rak🇮🇷 Persianتولدت مبارکtavallodet mobârak🇹🇭 Thaiสุขสันต์วันเกิดsuksan wan koet🇻🇳 VietnameseChúc mừng sinh nhậtchook muhng sin nyuht🇺🇦 UkrainianЗ днем народженняz dnem narodzhennia🇷🇸 SerbianСрећан рођенданsrećan rođendan🇬🇷 GreekΧρόνια πολλάhrónia polá🇮🇱 Hebrewיום הולדת שמחyom huledet same'ach