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How do you say "happy birthday" in Spanish?
feliz cumpleaños
In Spanish, "happy birthday" is feliz cumpleaños.
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Pronunciation
'feliz cumpleaños' rolls off easiest if you say any z or soft c as a th sound, the Castilian way and let stress naturally falls on the second-to-last syllable. Also, ñ is a soft ny sound, as in canyon.
Grammar notes
feliz cumpleaños is a phrase used the same way as its English equivalent.
Example sentence
happy birthday
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Tie 'feliz cumpleaños' to a specific memory of happy birthday happening to you, so the phrase and the moment become one.
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Questions about feliz cumpleaños
How do you pronounce feliz cumpleaños?
'feliz cumpleaños' rolls off easiest if you say any z or soft c as a th sound, the Castilian way and let stress naturally falls on the second-to-last syllable. Also, ñ is a soft ny sound, as in canyon.
Is feliz cumpleaños formal or casual?
feliz cumpleaños is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is feliz cumpleaños used in Spanish?
feliz cumpleaños is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (happy birthday).
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