아빠 생신 축하드려요
appa saengsin chukhadeuryeoyo
To say happy birthday dad in Korean, use 아빠 생신 축하드려요 (appa saengsin chukhadeuryeoyo).
아빠 생신 축하드려요 is a warm but respectful birthday wish to your father, said in person or written in a card or message.
What does it mean word for word?
아빠 means dad, 생신 is the honorific word for birthday and 축하드려요 is a polite, humble way to say congratulate.
Which one should you use?
아빠 생일 축하해 is more casual and intimate, using the plain word for birthday. Using 아버지 instead of 아빠 with an ending like -드립니다 is much more formal, as in 아버지 생신 축하드립니다.
How does it change in a sentence?
생신 is used instead of the ordinary 생일 when talking to or about an elder, such as a parent.
How do you pronounce it?
It is romanized as appa saengsin chukhadeuryeoyo.
Did you know?
- In Korea, it is a tradition to eat 미역국 ('seaweed soup') on a birthday to honor the mother's first meal after childbirth.
- The term 아빠 is a linguistic fusion of the older word for father, 아비, and a vocative particle. This historical merging is how many common Korean family terms were formed.
Examples in context
- 사랑하는 아버지, 생일 축하합니다!Dearest father, happy birthday!
- 아빠 생신 축하드려요.appa saengsin chukhaduryeoyo.Happy birthday, dad.
- 아빠 생신 축하드려요, 사랑해요!appa saengsin chukhaduryeoyo, saranghaeyo!Happy birthday, dad, I love you!
- 다시 한번 아빠 생신 축하드려요.dasin hanbeon appa saengsin chukhaduryeoyo.Happy birthday once again, dad.
Example conversation
Subin gives a gift to her father on his birthday.
- 수빈 Su-bin아빠 생신 축하드려요, 선물이에요.appa saengsin chukhaduryeoyo, seonmulieyo.Happy birthday, dad, this is a gift.
- 지훈 Ji-hun고맙다, 수빈아. 정말 기쁘구나.gomapda, subin-a. jeongmal gippeuguna.Thank you, Subin. I am very happy.
- 수빈 Su-bin선물 마음에 드세요?seonmul maeume deuseyo?Do you like the gift?
- 지훈 Ji-hun응, 아주 마음에 든다.eung, aju maeume deunda.Yes, I like it very much.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 생신, 아빠, CC BY-SA 4.0.
