muchas felicidades
/mut͡ʃas feliθidades/from spelling rules
In Spanish, many congratulations is expressed as muchas felicidades.
muchas felicidades is the standard way to congratulate someone on birthdays, anniversaries or other personal milestones.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'many happinesses' because felicidades is the plural form of felicidad (happiness).
Which one should you use?
While muchas felicidades is used for personal milestones like birthdays, felicitaciones is more commonly used for professional achievements or specific accomplishments.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective muchas must be feminine and plural to agree with the feminine plural noun felicidades.
How do you pronounce it?
/mutʃas feliθidades/
Did you know?
- In some regions, people use the phrase felicidades to congratulate someone who has just recovered from a serious illness, treating the return to health as a personal milestone.
- While muchas felicidades focuses on happiness, Spanish has a separate word enhorabuena used specifically for a 'well-deserved' success, like a promotion or a new baby.
- The word felicidades is used as a greeting during the Christmas season in some countries, effectively acting as a shorthand for 'Happy Holidays'.
Examples in context
- Felicitaciones por tu graduación.Congratulations on your graduation.
- Enhorabuena por tu promoción.Congratulations on your promotion.
- Muchas felicidades por tu boda.Many congratulations on your wedding.
- Felicidades por tu nuevo trabajo.Congratulations on your new job.
- Te felicito por tu logro académico.I congratulate you on your academic achievement.
- ¡Felicidades por ganar el concurso!Congratulations on winning the competition!
- ¡Enhorabuena por tu nuevo carro!Congratulations on your new car!
- Te felicito por tu logro.I congratulate you on your achievement.
- ¡Felicitaciones por tu esfuerzo!Congratulations on your effort!
- Muchas felicidades por tu nuevo trabajo.Many congratulations on your new job.
- ¡Muchas felicidades en tu cumpleaños!Many congratulations on your birthday!
- Muchas felicidades por el éxito de tu proyecto.Many congratulations on the success of your project.
Example conversation
Daniel is calling Lucía to congratulate her on her graduation.
- Daniel¡Muchas felicidades por tu graduación, Lucía!Many congratulations on your graduation, Lucía!
- Lucía¡Muchas gracias, Daniel!Thank you very much, Daniel!
- DanielTe lo mereces mucho.You really deserve it.
- LucíaEres muy amable.You are very kind.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
