ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು
huttuhabbada shubhashayagalige dhanyavadagalu
The phrase 'thank you for birthday wishes' in Kannada is ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (huttuhabbada shubhashayagalige dhanyavadagalu).
This phrase is used to express gratitude to people who have congratulated someone on their birthday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of huttuhabbada (birthday's), shubhashayagalige (to the wishes) and dhanyavadagalu (thanks).
Which one should you use?
You can say ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳಿಗೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು to mean 'Thank you very much for the birthday wishes' by adding tumba (very/much) before dhanyavadagalu.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು is a formal phrasing that is suitable for written messages or public posts on social media.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word shubhashayagalige is the dative case of shubhashayagalu (wishes), which means 'to the wishes'.
How do you pronounce it?
huttuhabbada shubhashayagalige dhanyavadagalu
Did you know?
- The word huttuhabba is a combination of huttu (birth) and habba (festival), literally framing a birthday as a 'birth festival'.
- The word shubhashaya is a compound of two Sanskrit roots: shubha meaning 'auspicious' and ashaya meaning 'desire' or 'wish'.
- Adding the suffix ri to the end of the phrase transforms the gratitude into a specific mark of respect for elders.
Examples in context
- ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.nimma huṭṭuhabbada śubhāśayagaḷige dhanyavādagaḷu.Thank you for your birthday wishes.
Example conversation
Divya is thanking Pranav for his birthday message.
- ದಿವ್ಯಾ Divyaನಮಸ್ತೆ ಪ್ರಣವ್, ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.Namaste Pranav, huttuhabbada shubhashayagalige dhanyavadagalu.Hello Pranav, thank you for the birthday wishes.
- ಪ್ರಣವ್ Pranavನಿಮಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು ದಿವ್ಯಾ!Nimage huttuhabbada shubhashayagalu Divya!Happy birthday to you, Divya!
- ದಿವ್ಯಾ Divyaತುಂಬಾ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.Tumba dhanyavadagalu.Thank you very much.
- ಪ್ರಣವ್ Pranavನಿಮ್ಮ ದಿನ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿರಲಿ.Nimma dina chennagirali.Have a great day.
