🇮🇹 Italian phrases
How to say “Happy birthday” in Italian
Buon compleanno
bwohn kohm-pleh-AHN-noh
Literally: good birthdayneutral
The standard birthday wish. Tanti auguri ('many wishes') is equally common and is also the opening of the birthday song.
Other ways to say it
| Italian | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanti auguri! | TAHN-tee ow-GOO-ree! | Best wishes! | Birthdays and any celebration |
In a sentence
Buon compleanno, Sara! Tanti auguri!
bwohn kohm-pleh-AHN-noh, SAH-rah! TAHN-tee ow-GOO-ree!
Happy birthday, Sara! Best wishes!
More Italian phrases
HelloCiaoGoodbyeArrivederciThank youGraziePleasePer favoreSorryScusaExcuse meScusiYesSìNoNoGood morningBuongiornoGood eveningBuonaseraGood nightBuonanotteHow are you?Come stai?My name is…Mi chiamo…Nice to meet youPiacereI love youTi amoI miss youMi manchiCheersSalute!Enjoy your mealBuon appetitoWelcomeBenvenutoCongratulationsCongratulazioniHappy New YearBuon annoI don't understandNon capiscoDo you speak English?Parla inglese?How much is it?Quanto costa?Where is the toilet?Dov'è il bagno?Help!Aiuto!BeautifulBelloFriendAmicoSee you laterA dopo
“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🇧🇷 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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese生日快乐shēngrì kuàilè🇰🇷 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