How to Say Happy Birthday in Irish

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Celebrating an Irish birthday? Here's how to say Happy Birthday to somebody in Irish.

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Saying Happy Birthday

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Be aware that it is possible to use one of two ways to say Happy Birthday to others. In Irish, you can use two different words for "birthday": ^{[1]
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- Lá breithe; or
- Breithlá.
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Learn how to say Happy Birthday using the two different methods: ^{[2]
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- Say "Lá breithe shona duit" - Happy birthday to you - Law breh-ha shun-ah ditch
- Say "Breithlá shona duit" - Happy birthday to you - Breh-law shun-ah ditch.

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Learn the Irish version of the Happy Birthday song. Here's how the song goes: ^{[3]
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- Lá breithe shona duit, lá breithe shona duit, lá breithe shona [name], lá breithe shona duit. ^{[4]
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Here's the pronunciation: ^{[5]
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- Law breh-ha hun-ah ditch - Lá breithe shona duit
- Law breh-ha hun-ah [name] - Lá breithe shona [name]
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Learn other relevant exclamations. For example:
- Hip-Hip Hooray! - Heip-heip abú! - Hep hep aboo.

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How do I say, "Happy birthday, Patrick!" in Gaelic?

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Translation: "Lá breithe shona duit, a Phádraig!"

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It's "La breithe sona", not "shona" because la is masculine. If that were correct, I'd use this resource in my class.

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How do I say, "Happy Birthday, my Irish Love"?

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Lá breithe shona duit, a chroí Ghaelach.

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