daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā
The English phrase "happy birthday" is daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā in Latvian. Wiktionary also lists daudz laimes.
Meaning: good wishes for a birthday (intj)
Ways to say it
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The phrase is used to express good wishes to someone celebrating their birthday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase daudz laimes literally translates to "much happiness", while dzimšanas dienā means "on the day of birth".
Which one should you use?
In casual settings, people often shorten the birthday wish to just daudz laimes!, which means "much happiness!"
Did you know?
- While daudz laimes is used for birthdays, it is also the standard way to say 'congratulations' for other life milestones in Latvian.
- Latvians often accompany the phrase daudz laimes with a traditional song, which is more common than simply saying the words.
- The word daudz shares an ancient root with the name of Latvia's largest river, the Daugava, which originally meant a 'large river' or one with 'much water'.
Examples in context
- Daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā!Happy birthday!This example shows how to use the daudz laimes form to wish someone a happy birthday.Tatoeba #926930 by zvaigzne, translation #453219 by CM
- Daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā, Anna!Happy Birthday, Anna!
- Daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā, mīļā mamma!Happy Birthday, dear mom!
- Daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā, tu esi mana labākā draudzene un es novēlu tev vislielāko laimi!Happy Birthday, you are my best friend, and I wish you all the happiness in the world!
- Lai dzimšanas diena tev izdodas īpaši labi!May your birthday be especially wonderful!
- Daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā tev, mīļā draudzene!Happy birthday to you, dear friend!
- Es vēlu tev daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā!I wish you much happiness on your birthday!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “happy birthday” translations and entries daudz laimes, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries daudz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
