Occasion HandbookBirthdays 9 examples

Birthday Wishes in Spanish

Written for this site by a Spanish speaker, with a plain English gloss under each so you know what you are signing.

Short and standard

  1. 1 ¡Feliz cumpleaños! — Happy birthday! The standard phrase everywhere.
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  2. 2 Que cumplas muchos más. — May you have many more.
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  3. 3 ¡Felicidades! Que tengas un día precioso. — Congratulations! Have a lovely day.
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  4. 4 Te deseo lo mejor en este nuevo año. — Wishing you the best in this new year.
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Warmer

  1. 5 Que este año te traiga todo lo que mereces. — May this year bring you everything you deserve.
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  2. 6 Gracias por estar siempre. Feliz cumpleaños. — Thank you for always being there. Happy birthday.
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  3. 7 Un abrazo muy fuerte en tu día. — A big hug on your day.
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Formal, for a colleague or someone older

  1. 8 Le deseo un muy feliz cumpleaños. — Wishing you a very happy birthday. (Formal.)
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  2. 9 Feliz cumpleaños y todo lo mejor para usted. — Happy birthday and all the best to you.
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Questions people actually ask

How do you say happy birthday in Spanish?

"¡Feliz cumpleaños!" is universal. "Que cumplas muchos más" — may you have many more — is the natural follow-on line.