Heute habe ich Geburtstag Today I have birthday (today is my birthday) Wann hast du Geburtstag? When do you have birthday? (when is your birthday?) Wann hast du Geburtstag? In English we say ‘today is my birthday’ but in German we use the verb haben (to have). Talking about when your, or someone else’s birthday is in German is a little different to English.
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How to Say ‘When is Your Birthday?’ in German Alles Gute (zum Geburtstag) nachträglichĪnd don’t forget, learn a few ways to say ‘thank you’ in German, in case someone wishes you ‘happy birthday’.You can put this word at the front or at the end of any of the above phrases, to make it a belated birthday wish. What if you’ve just realised it was a friend’s birthday a few days ago? If you want to wish someone a belated happy birthday, you need to learn the word nachträglich. Meaning: Belated happy birthday Herzlichen Glückwunch Nachträglich Keep this one for family and close friends. The previous phrases are great for general use, but what if you want a more personal birthday wish? Alles Liebe zum Geburtstag roughly translates as ‘much love on your birthday’. Meaning: Much love on your birthday Alles Liebe zum Geburtstag You can even make things even easier by simply saying alles Gute, which is just like saying ‘all the best’. This is my go-to birthday wish as I find it much easier to remember and to say! If you’re finding the first phrase a bit of a tongue twister ( Zungenbrecher = tongue breaker!) there is another really common phrase that’s a bit easier to pronounce.Īlles Gute zum Geburtstag literally means ‘all the best on your birthday’.
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Meaning: All the best on your birthday Alles Gute zum Geburtstag If you’re finding it a bit of a mouthful, you can always shorten it to Herzlichen Glückwunch (heartfelt congratulations). So literally translated it means ‘heartfelt congratulations on your birthday’.Ī wonderful, warm birthday wish that you can give to anyone. But don’t be intimidated by the length of it. This looks like the most German phrase ever, and seems much more complicated than a simple ‘happy birthday’. The first of the two most common ways to say happy birthday in German.
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Meaning: Heartfelt congratulations on your birthday Herzlichen Glückwunch zum Geburtstag In this post we will look at how to say ‘happy birthday’ in German, as well as some of the birthday traditions that are common in Germany. Or perhaps you don’t live in a German speaking country, but would like to wish a happy birthday to your Sprachpartner (language partner). Do you know someone whose birthday is coming up? Maybe you live in Germany and are wondering how to celebrate a friend’s birthday.