World languages
Choose the birthday person’s native language or one that correlates to their life in some way (e.g., if they’re studying abroad in France, say it in french).
Afrikaans: “Gelukkige Verjaarsdag”
Arabic: “كل عام و أنت بخير” (Kul ‘am wa antum bekheir)
Armenian (eastern): “Ծնունդդ շնորհավոր” (Tsnundet shnorhavor)
Armenian (western): “շնորհաւոր ծննդեան տարեդարձ” (Shuhnorhavor dzuhnuhntyan daretarts)
Bulgarian: “Честит рожден ден” (Čestit rožden den)
Cantonese: “生日快樂” (Saahng-yat fai-lok)
Catalan: “Per Molts anys”
Czech: “Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám”
Danish: “Tillykke med fødselsdagen”
Dutch: “Fijne verjaardag”
Filipino: “Maligayang kaarawan”
Finnish: “Hyvää syntymäpäivää”
French: “Bon anniversaire”
German: “Alles Gute zum Geburtstag”
Greek: “Charoúmena genéthlia”
Hawaiian: “Hauʻoli lā hānau”
Hebrew: “יום הולדת שמח” (Berakhot leyom huladetkha)
Hungarian: “Boldog születésnapot”
Icelandic: “Til hamingju með afmælið”
Indonesian: “Selamat ulang tahun”
Irish: “Lá breithe shona duit”
Italian: “Buon compleanno”
Japanese: “お誕生日おめでとうございます” (Tanjoubi omedetou)
Korean: “Saeng-il chugha”
Latin: “Felix natalis”
Malay: “Selamat Hari lahir”
Mandarin: “生日快乐” (Shēngrì kuàilè)
Norwegian: “Gratulerer med dagen”
Polish: “Wszystkiego najlepszego”
Portuguese: “Feliz Aniversário”
Romanian: “La multi ani”
Russian: “S dnem rozhdeniya”
Serbian: “Srećan rođendan”
Somali: “Dhalasho Wacan”
Spanish: “Feliz cumpleaños”
Swahili: “Siku ya kuzaliwa ya furaha”
Swedish: “Grattis på födelsedagen”
Turkish: “Doğum günün kutlu olsun”
Ukrainian: “Z Dnem narodzhennya”
Vietnamese: “Chúc mừng sinh nhật”
Welsh: “Penblwydd hapus”
Zulu: “Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa”
Fictional languages
If the person is a fan of Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, or Avatar, wish them a happy birthday in one of these fictitious languages.
Elvish: “Aur Onnad Meren!”
Klingon: “QoSlIj DatIvjaj”
Na’vi: “Ftxozäri aylrrtok ngaru”
Vulcan: “Kunli gad t'keshtan”
American Sign Language (ASL)
If the birthday person is hearing impaired (or is learning sign language), use ASL to wish them a happy birthday.
Instructions:
“Happy”
Hold one or both of your hands in front of you (flattened with your palms pointing toward you). Simultaneously circle your hands forward, down, back, up, forward, down, back, up (both hands should move at the same time in the same direction). On the upward swing the hands are very close to your chest (or touch it) and on the downward swing your hands are further away.
“Birthday”
Hold your dominant hand in front of you with your palm facing inward. with fingers open and middle finger extended toward you. Touch your middle finger on your chin and then on your chest.
