feliz cumpleaños a mí
/feliθ kumpleaɲos a mi/from spelling rules
To say "happy birthday me" in Spanish, use feliz cumpleaños a mí.
This phrase is used by a person to wish themselves a happy birthday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation of 'happy birthday to me': feliz means happy, cumpleaños means birthday and a mí means to me.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, one might say ¡Feliz cumpleaños a mí! In Argentina, it is common to hear ¡Feliz cumple para mí!
How do you pronounce it?
/feliθ kumpleaɲos a mi/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the tradition of la mordida involves pushing the birthday person's face into the cake after they make a wish.
- The word cumpleaños is a verb-object compound that literally means 'year-fulfiller' because it celebrates the act of fulfilling a set number of years.
- In some regions, people celebrate their birthday by singing Las Mañanitas instead of the standard 'Happy Birthday' song.
Examples in context
- ¡Feliz cumpleaños, querido yo!Happy Birthday, dear me!
- Hoy es mi día, ¡feliz cumpleaños a mí!Today is my day, happy birthday to me!
- Solo quiero decir: feliz cumpleaños a mí.I just want to say: happy birthday to me.
Example conversation
Mateo is looking at his birthday cake in a cafe.
- Mateo¡Feliz cumpleaños a mí!Happy birthday to me!
- Lucía¡Feliz cumpleaños, Mateo!Happy birthday, Mateo!
- MateoGracias, Lucía.Thank you, Lucía.
- LucíaQue pases un día genial.Have a great day.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, cumpleaños, feliz, mí, CC BY-SA 4.0.
