How do you say “happy birthday” in Spanish?
If you’ve ever been to a birthday party for someone that speaks Spanish, you have probably heard a lot of people saying “¡Feliz Cumpleaños!” But, that is just one of the ways to wish someone a happy birthday in Spanish.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¡Feliz Cumpleaños! | Happy birthday! |
| Feliz cumple | Happy birthday! (colloquial) |
| ¡Que cumplas mucho más! | And many more! |
| Espero que disfrutes de tu día especial | I hope you enjoy your special day |
| ¡Que disfrutes tu dia especial! | Enjoy your special day! |
| Te deseamos todos! | We wish everything for you |
| ¡Que cumplas todos tus sueños! | Hope your dreams come true! |
| Felicidades | Congratulations! |
| Felicitaciones | Congratulations! (more formal) |
| ¡Feliz quinceañera! | Happy birthday (specifically for a girl's fifteenth birthday) |
| ¡Que lo pases bien! | May you spend it well! |
| Que Dios te bendiga | God bless you |
| Que tengas un dia especial! | Have a special day! |
| Te deseo lo mejor | I wish you the best |
Cumpleaños is itself an interesting word. It’s actually a compound noun (made by smashing two separate nouns together into one word. “Cumplir” actually means to accomplish, and “años” of course means years, so cumpleaños indicates that someone has completed a year of their life!
How to say ”when is your birthday?” in Spanish
To ask someone when their birthday is, you could “¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?” and also “¿Cuándo cumples años?” This literally means “when is your birthday?” and “when do you complete your year?”, respectively. The first one sounds a little bit awkward when translated literally to English, but rest assured, it is a completely normal thing to ask someone in Spanish. That person will likely ask you back, “¿cuándo es el tuyo?” (When is yours?), or simply, “¿y tú?” (and you?)
Happy birthday song lyrics in Spanish
Generally speaking, the Spanish version of the Happy Birthday song uses the same melody as the English version, simply with different lyrics. That said, some countries do have their own longer versions or variations, which can have different tunes and multiple verses.
Although the song says “cumpleaños feliz”, you would never actually say that in conversational Spanish. They just switched the words around to be more poetic and fit the melody of the song better. “Feliz cumpleaños” is grammatically correct, and that is what you would say in real life.
”Happy Birthday” song in Spanish (version 1)
Cumpleaños feliz
Cumpleaños feliz
Te deseamos todos
Cumpleaños feliz
”Happy Birthday” song in Spanish (version 2)
Cumpleaños feliz
Te deseamos a ti
Cumpleaños (name)
Cumpleaños feliz
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