誕生日のメッセージをありがとう
tanjoubi no messeeji o arigatou
In Japanese, 'thank you for birthday wishes' is expressed as 誕生日のメッセージをありがとう (tanjoubi no messeeji o arigatou).
This phrase is used to express gratitude to people who have sent messages wishing you a happy birthday. It is commonly used as a caption on social media platforms, such as Instagram or X, to thank everyone who posted on your birthday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'Thank you for the birthday message(s)'.
Which one should you use?
While 誕生日のメッセージをありがとう (using messeeji for 'message') is common for digital communications, the more traditional way to refer to birthday wishes is お祝いの言葉をありがとう, which uses oiwai no kotoba (words of celebration).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the expression polite when addressing superiors or people you are not close to, replace ありがとう with ありがとうございました.
How do you pronounce it?
tanjoubi no messeeji o arigatou
Did you know?
- The phrase ありがとう is an abbreviation of 有り難う, meaning 'it is difficult for this to exist', reflecting the idea that the kindness received is rare and precious.
- In very formal settings, a person might thank others for their 'kindness' ご配慮 or 'thoughtfulness' お気遣い instead of mentioning the birthday wishes specifically.
- When using the term messeeji for 'message', you are using a 'gairaigo' or loanword, which is written in Katakana to signal its foreign origin, a practice much more common in modern digital Japanese than in traditional texts.
Examples in context
- お誕生日のお祝いのメッセージをいただき、ありがとうございます。Thank you for the birthday wishes.
- 皆様からいただいたお誕生日のお祝いの言葉に、心から感謝しています。I am deeply grateful from the bottom of my heart for all the birthday wishes I received.
- お誕生日のメッセージをありがとう！Thanks for the birthday message!
- お誕生日のお祝い、ありがとー！Thanks for the birthday wishes!
- あなたの温かいメッセージに心が温まりました。Your warm message really touched my heart.
- たくさんのメッセージをくれたみんな、ありがとう！Thank you, everyone, for the many messages!
- 誕生日のメッセージをありがとう。tanjoubi no messeeji o arigatou.Thank you for the birthday messages.
- みんな、誕生日のメッセージをありがとう！minna, tanjoubi no messeeji o arigatou!Thank you everyone for the birthday messages!
- たくさんの誕生日のメッセージをありがとう。takusan no tanjoubi no messeeji o arigatou.Thank you for so many birthday messages.
Example conversation
Himari is talking to Daito after receiving a text from him.
- 陽葵 Himari大翔、誕生日のメッセージをありがとう！Daito, tanjōbi no messēji o arigatō!Daito, thank you for the birthday wishes!
- 大翔 Hirotoいいえ。最高の誕生日になりますように。Iie. Saikō no tanjōbi ni narimasu yō ni.You're welcome. I hope you have the best birthday.
- 陽葵 Himariありがとう。すごく嬉しいよ。Arigatō. Sugoku ureshii yo.Thanks. I'm really happy.
- 大翔 Hirotoまた今度、お祝いしようね。Mata kondo, oiwai shiyō ne.Let's celebrate together sometime soon.
