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The most common way to say happy birthday in German is to say "Alles Gute zum Geburtstag" and "Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag". However, there are still many other ways to say happy birthday in this language. Here are some examples to help you.

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Method 1 of 2: Basic greetings in German

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   Say "Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!". This is the saying" happy birthday "used in German and it really means" wish you the best for your birthday ".
   • Alles is a pronoun meaning "everything" or "all".
   • Gute is a variation of the adjective "gut" in German, meaning "good".
   • From zum which is the preposition "zu" in German, meaning "send to" or "for".
   • Geburtstag means "birthday" in German.
   • The pronunciation of this whole birthday greeting is ah-less goo-teh tsuhm geh-buhrtz-tahg.

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   Congratulate the phrase "Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag". This is another term that is also common for birthdays.
   • This sentence translates into "Happy birthday to you" or "Happy birthday to you".
   • Herzlichen is derived from the German adjective "herzlich", meaning "sincere", "respectful" or "cordial".
   • Glückwunsch does that mean congratulations.
   • From zum means "in (date)" or "for" and Geburtstag means "birthday".
   • The pronunciation of the whole sentence is hairtz-lich (the "ch" sound is pronounced like "aCH", not like the ch in "CHair") - enn glook-vuhnsh tsoom geh-buhrtz-tahg.

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   Say "Herzlichen Glückwunsch nachträglich" or "Nachträglich alles Gute zum Geburtstag" when congratulating late. Both of these sentences mean "happy late birthday".
   • Nachträglich means "after" or "late".
   • Herzlichen Glückwunsch nachträglich means "Sincerely happy late birthday". Pronounce hairtz-lich (the "ch" sound as in "ach", not "ch" in "CHair") - enn glook-vuhnsh nach (the "ch" sound as in "ach" not "ch" in the word " CHair ") - traygh-lich (the" ch "sound as in" ach "is not" ch "in" CHair ").
   • "Nachträglich alles Gute zum Geburtstag" means "best wishes for your birthday no matter how late". Pronounced is nach (as in "aCH") - traygh-lich (as in "aCH") ah-less goo-teh tsoom geh-buhrtz-tahg.

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   Use the phrase "Alles das Beste zum Geburtstag!"Here's another way of saying" Happy birthday to you ".
   • Alles means "all" or "everything", "zum" is "for" and Geburtstag means "birthday".
   • Das Beste means "the best".
   • The way to pronounce this sentence is ah-less dahss behsteh tsoom geh-buhrtz-tahg.
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Method 2 of 2: Longer birthday wishes

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   Say "Wir wünschen Ihnen einen wunderschönen Tag". This sentence is to wish a guy or girl a wonderful birthday.
   • Wir means "we".
   • Wünschen is a verb in German meaning "to wish", "to wish" or "to wish".
   • Ihnen is a polite way of referring to "you." To reduce the solemnity, change the word Ihnen Fort Dir, which is the word normal '' friends. Pronunciation of words Dir was deahr.
   • Einen means "one".
   • Wunderschönen means "lovely", "wonderful" or "beautiful".
   • Tag means "day".
   • This sentence is pronounced as veer vuhnshen ee-nen aye-nen vuhn-deher-shuhn-nen tahg.

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   Greetings "Auf dass Ihr Tag mit Liebe und Freude erfüllt ist". This sentence means "Hope you will have a day filled with love and happiness."
   • Auf means "in (day)"
   • Dass is a conjugate in German that means "that".
   • Ihr 'is a formal way of saying "yours". To speak in a friendly way, you can use Dein, pronounced as dine.
   • Tag means "day".
   • Mit means "with".
   • Liebe means "love". From und means "and" and Freude means "joy" or "happiness".
   • From erfüllt ist translated as "overflowing".
   • The pronunciation of the whole sentence is owf dahss eer tahg mitt lee-beh oond froy-deh ehr-foolt ist.

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   Say "Schade, dass wir nicht mitfeiern können" when you can't come to celebrate with them. This sentence means "Sorry we couldn't come to celebrate with you". Use this phrase when congratulating over the phone, writing cards or writing an email because you cannot send greetings in person.
   • Schade means "regrettable".
   • From dass means "that" and wir means "we".
   • From nichtmeans "no" and können means "maybe".
   • Mitfeiern means "having fun together".
   • This sentence is pronounced shah-deh dahss veer neecht (the "ch" sound as in "ach", not "ch" in "CHair") mitt-fy-ehrn keu-nenn.

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   Ask "Wie geh's dem's Geburtstagkind?". This question means" how was your birthday, boy? " or "How was your birthday, girl?"
   • Wie's geht is an exclamation in German, meaning "how?"
   • From night is an article in German.
   • Geburtstagkind means "birthday boy" or "birthday girl".
   • The pronunciation of the whole sentence is vee gates dehm geh-buhrtz-tahg-kint.

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   Ask "Wie alt bist du?". This question is used to ask the age.
   • Wie is "how much" and alt means "age". Bist which means that".
   • From du means "you." In formal context, you can change du equal Sie "and the accompanying verb" sind "instead of" bist ", the complete sentence would be" Wie alt sind Sie? ".
   • The whole sentence is pronounced vee ahlt bist due (or "vee ahlt zindt zee").

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   Congratulate the phrase "Alles Liebe zum Geburtstag". This sentence means "lots of love on your birthday".
   • Alles means "all" or "everything". The phrase "zum Geburtstag" means "for your birthday".
   • Liebe means "love".
   • This sentence is pronounced ah-less lee-beh tsoom geh-buhrtz-tahg.
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