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The most direct way to say "happy birthday" in Italian is "buon compleanno", but there are still a lot of common words to say happy birthday. Besides, you will also want to get acquainted with common sentences that are often said on birthday and birthday song in Italian.

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Part 1 of 3: Happy birthday

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   Say "buon compleanno!"This is the most direct way to say" happy birthday "in Italian, and the phrase really means" happy birthday ".
   • Buon means "nice" and compleanno is "birthday.
   • The pronunciation of the whole sentence is: bwon kom-pleh-ahn-noh.

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   Congratulations with the phrase "tanti auguri!"This sentence is not translated as" happy birthday ". Actually, the word" birthday "(compleanno) in Italian does not appear in this sentence. Even so, this sentence means "best wishes" and is a common expression in Italian when you want to congratulate someone on their birthday.
   • Tanti means "many" and auguri is the plural form of the noun augurio, which means "greetings". This whole sentence translates to "many wishes".
   • The pronunciation of this sentence is: tahn-tee ahw-goo-ree

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   Try using "cento di questi giorni!"Here's another Italian sentence you can use to wish your birthday without mentioning a birthday. Actually, this one is meant to wish someone another 100 birthdays or a hundred years old.
   • Cento means "one hundred", go means "of", questi means "these" and giorni is "date" in the plural form. Translated literally, "There are 100 more times like this!"
   • Pronounce the whole sentence as: chehn-toh dee kweh-stee jeohr-nee
   • Note that you can shorten this sentence to "cent’anni", which means "another 100 years!"
     • The pronunciation of the shortened sentence is: chehn-tah-nee
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Part 2 of 3: Some birthday words

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   Greetings directly to "festeggiato."This Italian word is equivalent to the term" birthday boy "or" birthday girl. "However, literally translated as" birthday boy ".
   • From festeggiato are taken from verbs festeggiare, meaning "to celebrate".
   • The pronunciation of this word is: feh-steh-jia-toh

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   Ask the age of the birthday person by the question "quanti anni hai?"This is an indirect way of asking your age, and the question doesn't mean" How old are you? " Instead, it has a softer meaning, used to ask the birthday person "what is this birthday?"
   • Quanti means "how much", anni is "year" in the plural and two is "yes" in the second person singular form.
   • The pronunciation of this question is: kwahn-tee ahn-nee ai

3. 

   Say someone big with the sentence "essere avanti con gli anni". This sentence actually means someone "old", but you will use it as a compliment to imply that the person is older and better.
   • Essere means "to become", avanti means "before", child is "with", gli is like the English article "the" and anni means "year" in the plural form. When put together, this sentence means "to grow before age", or indirectly to mean "to grow".
   • The pronunciation of this sentence is: ehs-ser-eh ah-vahn-tee kohn ghlee ahn-nee

4. 

   Announce your birthday by saying "oggi compio gli anni". By this sentence, you are saying "today is my birthday" indirectly, but literally translates to "today I finished the old year".
   • Oggi is "today", compio means "complete" - is divided into the first person singular verb compiere, gli is the article "the" in English, and anni is the year in the plural form.
   • The pronunciation of this sentence is: oh-jee kohm-pioh ghlee ahn-nee

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   Reveal your age with "sto per compiere ___ anni". You often use this sentence to say that you are going to be a new age (put the age numbers in the blanks), but it is more common among younger people than it is with the elderly. The immediate meaning of this sentence is "I just completed (number) five"
   • To indicate your age, simply add the age number in the space. For example, if you turn 18, you would say "Sto per compiere diciotto anni".
   • Sto means "I then", per means "okay", compiere means "enough" or "complete" and anni is "year" in the plural form.
   • Pronounce this sentence as: stoh pehr kohm-pier-eh ___ ahn-nee
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Part 3 of 3: Singing Happy Birthday Song

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   Use the same tune. Although the words are different, you can still sing "Happy Birthday" in Italian with the same scale as the English song.

2. 

   Sing "tanti auguri" a few times. The most popular lyrics in "Happy Birthday" usually don't mention birthdays. You will use the indirect phrase "with lots of best wishes" instead of "happy birthday" in the standard lyrics.
   • After this sentence will be "a te" (tee ah), which means "up to you".
   • The lyrics are:
     • Tanti auguri a te,
     • Tanti auguri a te,
     • Tanti auguri a (Name of the birthday person),
     • Tanti auguri a te!

3. 

   May be replaced by changing to "buon compleanno". Although not used much, you can use the phrase "happy birthday" directly instead of the standard English lyrics.
   • As with "tanti auguri" you will need to add "a te" (tee ah), which means "up to you" after each sentence.
   • With this version, the lyrics will be:
     • Buon compleanno a te,
     • Buon compleanno a te,
     • Buon compleanno a (Name of the birthday person),
     • Buon compleanno a te!
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