お誕生日の願いが叶いますように！ (o tanjoubi no negai ga kanaimasu youni)

素敵なお誕生日をすごしてください！ (sutekina o tanjoubi wo sugoshite kudasai) “~ように (~youni)” is attached in the end of the sentence to mean “hope you~”. Also put these sentences on the birthday card to make sure your blessing is expressed properly! The following are sentences that are frequently used to wish others a happy birthday. On your friends birthdays, there must be lots of blessing you want to convey more than just saying お誕生日おめでとうございます. ハッピーバースデートゥーユー happii basudee tuu yuu Birthday wishes in Japanese With the influence from western countries, the birthday song is with the same melody and even same lyrics as the English version. On the other hand, during conversation with people close to you, it is allowed to say without ございます.Īfter knowing the meaning of おめでとうございます, let’s take a look at the form below as well to learn more expressions related to congratulation! English

おはようございます。 (ohayou gozaimasu) Good morning.

ありがとうございます。 (arigatou gozaimasu)　Thank you very much.

Japanese society has always emphasized hierarchy, therefore, keigo is used when talking with your professor, boss, client, and people you are not close to.īelow are two phrases that you might already know that are attached with gozaimasu. Keigo is a polite form that Japanese use to convey respect. ございます is a very polite expression in the discussion of 敬語 (keigo). It can be used on almost all occasions when you want to congratulate someone. おめでとうございます (omedetou gozaimasu) means congratulations. お and ご are used to add feeling of politeness or respect to a word. The お (o) in front of 誕生日 is one of Japanese honorific prefixes, another one is ご (go). 誕生日 (hiragana: たんじょうび, tanjoubi) is a noun which means birthday.

It sounds quite long, right? Let me break this sentence down and have a simple explanation of every part.

”O tanjoubi omedetou gozaimasu” is a polite way to give someone wishes on their birthday.

The respond to happy birthday from others.

Other Phrases and words related to birthday.

Japanese happy birthday song lyrics