How to Say Happy Birthday in German - Zum Geburtstag viel Glück <br /> <br />The most common ways of wishing “happy birthday” in German are "Alles Gute zum Geburtstag" and “ Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag.” However, there are also other ways to offer birthday wishes in German. Here are several examples you may find useful. <br /> <br />Method 1 - Basic German <br /> <br />1 - Exclaim "Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!"[1] This is the closest translation to “happy birthday” used in German, and it means something along the lines of “all the best for your birthday.” <br />Alles is a pronoun meaning "everything" or "all." <br />Gute is derived from the German adjective "gut," meaning "good," "fine," or "nice." <br />The term zum comes from the German preposition "zu," meaning "to" or "for." <br />Geburtstag means "birthday" in German. <br />Pronounce the entire birthday greeting as ah-less goo-teh tsuhm geh-buhrtz-tahg. <br /> <br />2 - Offer "Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag." This is an equally common, congratulatory birthday greeting. <br />It can be translated as "heartfelt congratulations for your birthday" or "many happy returns." <br />Herzlichen is derived from the German adjective "herzlich," meaning "heartfelt," "sincere," or "cordial." <br />Glückwunsch means "congratulation." <br />The term zum means "on" or "for," and Geburtstag means "birthday." <br />Pronounce the statement as hairtz-lich("ch" as in "aCH" NOT as in "CHair")-enn glook-vuhnsh tsoom geh-buhrtz-tahg. <br /> <br />3 - Say "Herzlichen Glückwunsch nachträglich" or "Nachträglich alles Gute zum Geburtstag" for late wishes. Both are equivalent to saying "happy belated birthday" in English. <br />Nachträglich means "later" or "belated." <br />Herzlichen Glückwunsch nachträglich means "heartfelt congratulations belated." Pronounce it as hairtz-lich("ch" as in "ach" NOT as in "CHair")-enn glook-vuhnsh nach("ch" as in "aCH" NOT as in "CHair")-traygh-lich("ch" as in "aCH" NOT as in "CHair"). <br />"Nachträglich alles Gute zum Geburtstag" means "belated all the best for your birthday." Pronounce it as nach(again as in "aCH")-traygh-lich(again as in "aCH") ah-less goo-teh tsoom geh-buhrtz-tahg. <br /> <br />4 - State "Alles das Beste zum Geburtstag!" This is another way of saying "all the best for your birthday." <br />Alles means "all" or "everything," zum means "for," and Geburtstag means "birthday." <br />Das Beste means "the best."[2] <br />Pronounce this sentiment as ah-less dahss behsteh tsoom geh-buhrtz-tahg. <br /> <br />Method - 2 - Longer Birthday Wishes <br /> <br />1 - Say "Wir wünschen Ihnen einen wunderschönen Tag." Use this statement to wish the birthday boy or birthday girl a wonderful day. <br />Wir means "we" in English. <br />Wünschen is a German verb meaning "wish," "want," or "desire." <br />Ihnen is a polite way of saying "you." To make this statement informal or casual, replace Ihnen with Dir, the informal version of "you." Pronounce Dir as deahr. <br /> <br />Read more at: http://happybirthdaywishcats.blogspot.com/2016/12/how-to-say-happy-birthday-in-german.html <br />--------------- <br />W: www.happybirthdaycats.com
