Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
happy birthday
Greek translation:
Χρόνια πολλά (Hro'nia pola')
Added to glossary by
Betty Revelioti
Mar 29, 2002 12:47
22 yrs ago
English term
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happy birthday
Non-PRO
English to Greek
Other
Happy Birthday
Proposed translations
(Greek)
| 5 +8 | Χρόνια πολλά (Hro'nia pola') |
Maria Nicholas (X)
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| 5 | 'hronia po'lla |
Aristi (X)
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| 3 | χαρούμενα γενέθλια |
terry1
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Proposed translations
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Χρόνια πολλά (Hro'nia pola')
Literally means "many years", or "I wish you many years of life," but is used most commonly when someone is having a birthday.
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3 hrs
'hronia po'lla
Note: we use "hronia polla" as a wish for every festivity -name days, birthdays, Christmas, Easter... There is no exact equivalent in English.
1 day 7 hrs
χαρούμενα γενέθλια
harumena genethlia is the exact translation for happy birthday but in Greece we usally say chronia pola.
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