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Glossary entry

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

Non-PRO English to Spanish Other
My friend just asked me to precise the phrase he doesn't beleive the Prompt translator
"Compleanos feliz"

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
Peer comment(s):

agree Leliadoura : :)
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Thanks... see you in September! ;-)
agree Ana Juliá
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agree Gabriela Mellado
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agree Evelyn Merritt (X) : Thanks for "Alt+164" trick!!
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thanks all :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I hope Andrew wouldn't mind..."
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Feliz Cumpleaños / Cumpleaños feliz

Hi!

Your friend is right not to trust the Prompt translator...

HTH
Andrea

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agree Claudia Iglesias
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agree Robert INGLEDEW
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agree Fernando Muela Sopeña
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agree Bernardo Ortiz : feliz cumpleaños
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Thanks everybody :-)
agree Leliadoura
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:-)))
agree Ana Juliá
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agree Ariadna Castillo González
17 hrs
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Feliz cumpleaños

that´s the right spelling...
Good luck!
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agree Claudia Iglesias
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agree Rossana Triaca : and I'd use ¡! to add a little flavour :)
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agree laurab
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agree P Forgas
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agree Fernando Muela Sopeña
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agree Patricia Myers
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agree elenali
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agree Ana Juliá
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agree 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"?
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