төрсөн өдрийн баяр хүргэе
törsön ödriin bajar xürgejeCyrillic
The English phrase "happy birthday" is said in Mongolian as төрсөн өдрийн баяр хүргэе (törsön ödriin bajar xürgeje).
төрсөн өдрийн баяр хүргэе is the standard, polite way to wish someone a happy birthday. Another way to convey happy birthday is bayariin mend hurgeye.
Meaning: good wishes for a birthday (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase төрсөн өдрийн баяр хүргэе literally translates to "I convey the joy of the day of being born". It consists of the following parts: төрсөн (törsön) is the past participle of the verb "to be born". өдрийн (ödriin) is the genitive form of "day", meaning "of the day". And баяр (bajar) means "joy", "happiness" or "celebration".
How do you pronounce it?
törsön ödriin bajar xürgeje
Did you know?
- In traditional Mongolian culture, birthdays were historically not celebrated as individual milestones because it was believed that drawing attention to the date could attract bad luck.
- While төрсөн өдрийн баяр хүргэе is the standard phrase, Mongolians often pair birthday wishes with the gift of a 'hadag', a ceremonial blue silk scarf representing purity and sky.
- The word баяр for 'joy' is a cognate of the Turkish word bayram, which refers to a religious festival or holiday.
Examples in context
- Танд төрсөн өдрийн баяр хүргэе.Tand törsön ödriin bayar khürgeye.Happy birthday to you (polite/formal).
- Төрсөн өдрийн баяр хүргэе, найз минь!Törsön ödriin bayar khürgeye, naiz min!Happy birthday, my friend!
Example conversation
Tömör gives a gift to Erdenegombo at a party.
- Төмөр TumurЭрдэнэгомбо, төрсөн өдрийн баяр хүргэе!Erdenegombo, törsön ödriin bayar khürgeye!Erdenegombo, happy birthday!
- Эрдэнэгомбо ErdenegomboБаярлалаа, Төмөр!Bayarlalaa, Tömör!Thank you, Tömör!
- Төмөр TumurЭнэ чиний бэлэг.Ene chiniin beleg.This is your gift.
- Эрдэнэгомбо ErdenegomboМаш их баярлалаа.Mash ikh bayarlalaa.Thank you very much.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “happy birthday” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries баяр, CC BY-SA 4.0.
