gratulerer med dagen
To say happy birthday in Norwegian, use gratulerer med dagen.
The phrase gratulerer med dagen is used to express good wishes for a birthday.
Meaning: good wishes for a birthday (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, gratulerer med dagen translates to 'congratulate with the day'.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb form gratulere med dagen is used when you want to wish someone a happy birthday.
When do people say it?
When someone offers you this greeting, the standard response is Takk! (Thanks!).
Did you know?
- In some Norwegian households, it is a tradition to hang a flag outside the house to signal that someone inside is celebrating a birthday.
- While gratulerer med dagen is used for birthdays, the same phrase is also used to congratulate someone on their wedding day or a national holiday.
- If you were to say 'lykke til med dagen', you would actually be wishing them 'good luck with the day' instead of a birthday greeting.
Examples in context
- Gratulerer med dagen!Happy birthday!This sentence shows how to use gratulerer med dagen as a greeting.Tatoeba #3316511 by tigris, translation #453219 by CM
- Gratulerer med dagen, bestemor!Happy birthday, grandma!
- Jeg vil si gratulerer med dagen til deg.I want to say happy birthday to you.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Andreas calls Sofie to wish her a happy birthday.
- AndreasGratulerer med dagen, Sofie!Happy birthday, Sofie!
- SofieTusen takk, Andreas!Thank you so much, Andreas!
- AndreasHar du planer for dagen?Do you have plans for the day?
- SofieJa, jeg skal feire med venner.Yes, I am going to celebrate with friends.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “happy birthday” translations and entries gratulerer med dagen, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
