🇯🇵 Japanese phrases
How to say “Happy birthday” in Japanese
お誕生日おめでとうございます
o-tanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu
Literally: birthday congratulationsformal
The polite form for colleagues, teachers or acquaintances. With friends and family drop the honorifics: 誕生日おめでとう. The English "Happy birthday" song is sung in Japan too.
Other ways to say it
| Japanese | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 誕生日おめでとう | tanjōbi omedetō | happy birthday | Friends and family |
| ハッピーバースデー | happī bāsudē | happy birthday | Casual, on cards, cakes, social media |
In a sentence
お誕生日おめでとう！素敵な一年になりますように。
O-tanjōbi omedetō! Suteki na ichinen ni narimasu yō ni.
Happy birthday! I hope you have a wonderful year.
More Japanese phrases
HelloこんにちはGoodbyeさようならThank youありがとうございますPleaseお願いしますSorryすみませんExcuse meすみませんYesはいNoいいえGood morningおはようございますGood eveningこんばんはGood nightおやすみなさいHow are you?お元気ですか？My name is…私は…ですNice to meet youはじめましてI love you好きだよI miss you会いたいCheers!乾杯！Enjoy your mealいただきますWelcomeようこそCongratulationsおめでとうございますHappy New YearあけましておめでとうございますI don't understandわかりませんDo you speak English?英語を話せますか？How much is it?いくらですか？Where is the toilet?トイレはどこですか？Help!助けて！BeautifulきれいFriend友達See you laterまたね
“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!🇨🇳 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