🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese phrases
How to say “Happy birthday” in Brazilian Portuguese
Feliz aniversário
feh-LEES ah-nee-ver-SAH-ree-oo
Literally: happy anniversaryneutral
Correct, but when greeting someone face to face Brazilians usually just say "Parabéns!" ("Congratulations!"). The birthday song is "Parabéns pra você", sung before cutting the cake.
Other ways to say it
| Brazilian Portuguese | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parabéns! | pah-rah-BAYNS! | Happy birthday! (lit. congratulations) | The most common way to say it in person |
| Muitas felicidades! | MOOYN-tahs feh-lee-see-DAH-jees! | Much happiness! | Added in cards and messages |
In a sentence
Parabéns! Feliz aniversário, Marcos!
pah-rah-BAYNS! feh-LEES ah-nee-ver-SAH-ree-oo, MAR-koos!
Congratulations! Happy birthday, Marcos!
More Brazilian Portuguese phrases
HelloOiGoodbyeTchauThank youObrigado / ObrigadaPleasePor favorSorryDesculpaExcuse meCom licençaYesSimNoNãoGood morningBom diaGood eveningBoa noiteGood nightBoa noiteHow are you?Tudo bem?My name is…Meu nome é…Nice to meet youMuito prazerI love youEu te amoI miss youEstou com saudade de vocêCheersSaúde!Enjoy your mealBom apetite!WelcomeBem-vindoCongratulationsParabéns!Happy New YearFeliz Ano Novo!I don't understandNão entendoDo you speak English?Você fala inglês?How much is it?Quanto custa?Where is the toilet?Onde fica o banheiro?Help!Socorro!BeautifulLindo / LindaFriendAmigo / AmigaSee you laterAté mais
“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🇷🇺 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