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The most direct way to say "happy birthday" in Spanish is "feliz cumpleaños", but there are still many ways to wish someone a happy birthday in this language. Here are some of the most useful.

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Method 1 of 2: Basic "Happy birthday" sentence

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   Say "¡Feliz cumpleaños!"This is the most familiar, most basic way to say" happy birthday "in Spanish.
   • Feliz is an adjective in Spanish, meaning "cheerful".
   • Cumpleaños is a noun that means "birthday". This is a phrase. "Cumple" is derived from the Spanish verb "cumplir", meaning "to complete" or "to achieve". The word "años" is "year" in the plural form. Note tilde Above the "n" in the word "años" is very important in keeping the meaning of the word.
   • The pronunciation of this happy birthday sentence is cheesy-cum-plè-à-nhót- (poker).
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Method 2 of 2: Other popular happy birthday sentences

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   Say "¡Felicidades!"This is a congratulatory phrase that is commonly used on birthdays and on a number of other occasions.
   • Felicidades means "congratulations" or "best wishes". This word is often used as an adjective, but is taken from a noun felicitaciones in Spanish, that means congratulation.
   • While saying "congratulations" on someone's birthday might seem odd to American culture, this is an accepted greeting in most Spanish-speaking countries. You are really congratulating someone when they have finished their old year and started a new one.
   • The pronunciation of this greeting is caffeine-decadent- (poker).

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   Be specific with "¡Felicidades en tu día!". This is another congratulatory sentence, but more specific for birthdays than when using the basic one felicidades.
   • Felicidades still means "congratulations" in this sentence.
   • En means "in", tu the equivalent of "yours", and price means "day".
   • Note that when you talk to someone who is not too close, you should say "su" - pronounced "soo", instead of "tu". The word "su" is a formal expression for "your" when used in this context.
   • This whole sentence means "Congratulations on your day!".
   • The pronunciation of this congratulation is caffeine-decadent- (poker) en-di-à.

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   Happy birthday by saying "¡Felicidades en el aniversario del día en que tu has nacido!". This is a less common sentence than any other kind of greeting, but is the most specific birthday greeting you can use.
   • El aniversario in Spanish it means "anniversary".
   • Del Actually the combination of "de" - meaning "of" and "el" is the article "the" in English. "El" is associated with the word "día", meaning "day".
   • The phrase "que tu has nacido" means "when you were born". Nacido is divided according to the verb "nacer" in Spanish, meaning "to be born".
   • When combined, this sentence means "Congratulations on the anniversary of the day you were born".
   • You can pronounce this sentence as decadent-(poker) en e- (lo) a-vet-s-r-de-de-e-de-en-en-en-en-en. dollar.

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   Wish with the sentence "¡Que cumplas muchos chs!". This birthday greeting is actually the same way that you say" there are more days "after greeting someone's birthday.
   • Que means "that is, that".
   • Cumplas is conjugated by the verb "cumplir" in Spanish, meaning "to complete", "to achieve" or "to perfect".
   • Muchos is the plural form of the Spanish word "mucho", meaning "much".
   • Más means "more".
   • When carefully translated, this greeting implies "wish you have more of these days". In essence, you are telling birthday people that you hope they will still have many more birthdays after this time.
   • Pronounce this whole greeting as cum-plat- (fart) dance-sudden- (fart )- (fart).

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   Say "¡Que tengas un feliz día!"Although this sentence is not too specific for a birthday, it is a common one to wish someone happy on their birthday.
   • This sentence literally translates to "have a good day". By using this phrase, you wish someone happy on their birthday, even without mentioning their birthday in the sentence.
   • Que means "is, that", "feliz" means "happiness" and "día" is "day".
   • Tengas is conjugated from the verb "tener," meaning "to have".
   • The pronunciation of this greeting is millet-deceive- (shot) un-pound-a-liter.

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   Asking “¿Cuántos años tienes?". This question is used to ask a child's age on a birthday.
   • Literally translated this question is "what is your birthday?"
   • Cuántos is the questionable pronoun "how much".
   • Años is "year" in the plural form. Note tilde Above the "n" in the word "años" is very important in keeping the meaning of the word.
   • Tienes is conjugated from the verb "tener" in Spanish, meaning "yes".
   • The pronunciation of this question is Kuan-tot- (leak) a-nhot- (leak) ray-e-n-(shot).
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