Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Happy Birthday
Spanish translation:
Feliz Cumpleaños
Added to glossary by
Andrea Bullrich
Jan 21, 2002 02:33
24 yrs ago
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English term
Happy birthday
My friend just asked me to precise the phrase he doesn't beleive the Prompt translator
"Compleanos feliz"
"Compleanos feliz"
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +4 | Happy Birthday revisited :-) |
Andrea Bullrich
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| 5 +9 | Feliz cumpleaños |
Katrin Zinsmeister
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| 5 +7 | Feliz Cumpleaños / Cumpleaños feliz |
Andrea Bullrich
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| 4 | Additional information |
AndrewRus
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Proposed translations
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Happy Birthday revisited :-)
Hi, Andrew.
I will speak for Argentina, in case it is different in other Latin American countries or in Spain.
What we say to anybody on their birthday is "feliz cumpleaños". I gave "Feliz Cumpleaños" in my answer because that is how it is usually written on a card. So, "feliz cumpleaños" is the standard oral form. In a card you can have more elaborate forms: "Te deseo un feliz cumpleaños" or "Te deseo un muy feliz cumpleaños". You can also say "Que pases un feliz cumpleaños", or "Que tengas un cumpleaños muy feliz". The "Happy Birthday" song in Spanish has two lyrics that I know of, starting: "Que los cumplas feliz..." or "Cumpleaños feliz, te deseamos a ti...".
I think "feliz cumpleaños" (probably with the first letter of each word in upper case if it's a card or letter) is what you are looking for.
About "Felicito con cumpleacos" or "Te felicito con tu cumpleacos": "cumpleacos" is "cumpleaños" misspelled; "Te felicito por tu cumpleaños" is a possibility if you are writing, but I doubt you would hear it in a conversation, it sounds too formal.
>And what's the difference between "cumpleacos" and "cumpleaños"?
Spelling! The proper spelling is "cumpleaños". If you have problems finding the "ñ" in your keyboard you can type Alt + 164.
HTH
Andrea
I will speak for Argentina, in case it is different in other Latin American countries or in Spain.
What we say to anybody on their birthday is "feliz cumpleaños". I gave "Feliz Cumpleaños" in my answer because that is how it is usually written on a card. So, "feliz cumpleaños" is the standard oral form. In a card you can have more elaborate forms: "Te deseo un feliz cumpleaños" or "Te deseo un muy feliz cumpleaños". You can also say "Que pases un feliz cumpleaños", or "Que tengas un cumpleaños muy feliz". The "Happy Birthday" song in Spanish has two lyrics that I know of, starting: "Que los cumplas feliz..." or "Cumpleaños feliz, te deseamos a ti...".
I think "feliz cumpleaños" (probably with the first letter of each word in upper case if it's a card or letter) is what you are looking for.
About "Felicito con cumpleacos" or "Te felicito con tu cumpleacos": "cumpleacos" is "cumpleaños" misspelled; "Te felicito por tu cumpleaños" is a possibility if you are writing, but I doubt you would hear it in a conversation, it sounds too formal.
>And what's the difference between "cumpleacos" and "cumpleaños"?
Spelling! The proper spelling is "cumpleaños". If you have problems finding the "ñ" in your keyboard you can type Alt + 164.
HTH
Andrea
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Comment: "I hope Andrew wouldn't mind..."
+7
3 mins
Feliz Cumpleaños / Cumpleaños feliz
Hi!
Your friend is right not to trust the Prompt translator...
HTH
Andrea
Your friend is right not to trust the Prompt translator...
HTH
Andrea
Peer comment(s):
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Claudia Iglesias
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Robert INGLEDEW
23 mins
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Fernando Muela Sopeña
38 mins
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Bernardo Ortiz
: feliz cumpleaños
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Thanks everybody :-)
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Leliadoura
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:-)))
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Ana Juliá
16 hrs
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Ariadna Castillo González
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3 mins
Feliz cumpleaños
that´s the right spelling...
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Claudia Iglesias
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Rossana Triaca
: and I'd use ¡! to add a little flavour :)
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laurab
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P Forgas
29 mins
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Fernando Muela Sopeña
38 mins
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Patricia Myers
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elenali
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Ana Juliá
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vagm
: Estoy de Acuerdo
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Additional information
Hi, I'm that friend :)
I worry about the context.
I want to congratulate my freind with her birthday in spanish.
In Russia we say something like this:
"(I) congratulate (you) with (your) birthday", not "Happy birthday".
Is it right to say birthday congratulation in spanish "Feliz Cumpleaños"?
Maybe "Felicito con cumpleacos" or "Te felicito con tu cumpleacos"?
And what's the difference between "cumpleacos" and "cumpleaños"?
I worry about the context.
I want to congratulate my freind with her birthday in spanish.
In Russia we say something like this:
"(I) congratulate (you) with (your) birthday", not "Happy birthday".
Is it right to say birthday congratulation in spanish "Feliz Cumpleaños"?
Maybe "Felicito con cumpleacos" or "Te felicito con tu cumpleacos"?
And what's the difference between "cumpleacos" and "cumpleaños"?

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