gracias por los deseos de cumpleaños
/ɡɾaθjas poɾ los deseos de kumpleaɲos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "thank you for birthday wishes" is translated into Spanish as gracias por los deseos de cumpleaños.
This phrase is used to express gratitude to people who have sent greetings or kind messages for one's birthday. While gracias por los deseos de cumpleaños is correct, it is very common in Spanish to use gracias por las felicitaciones (thanks for the congratulations/greetings) instead.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built from gracias (thanks), por (for), los deseos (the wishes) and de cumpleaños (of birthday).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
To make the expression more polite and suitable for a professional or formal setting, you can use muchas gracias por sus deseos de cumpleaños (thank you very much for your birthday wishes).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase more personal by saying "your birthday wishes", replace the article los with the possessive adjective tus to create gracias por tus deseos de cumpleaños.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡɾaθjas poɾ los deseos de kumpleaɲos/
Did you know?
- The word cumpleaños literally translates to 'completes years'. It treats a birthday not just as a celebration, but as the successful completion or fulfillment of a cycle of years.
- While English speakers say 'birthday wishes', a Spanish speaker might simply say gracias por el detalle to thank someone for a thoughtful birthday gesture. This phrase translates to 'thanks for the detail' and implies the thoughtfulness of the person.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, it is common to thank people for their felicitaciones while also mentioning that the best gift was their presence, using the phrase el mejor regalo es tu presencia.
Examples in context
- Agradezco infinitamente los buenos deseos en mi cumpleaños.I infinitely appreciate the good wishes on my birthday.
- Quiero agradecerles por sus amables palabras y bendiciones en mi día especial.I want to thank you for your kind words and blessings on my special day.
- ¡Mil gracias por tus felicitaciones de cumpleaños!A thousand thanks for your birthday congratulations!
- Estoy muy agradecido(a) por tus lindos deseos en mi cumpleaños.I am very grateful for your lovely wishes on my birthday.
- Quería agradecerte de corazón por acordarte de mi cumpleaños.I wanted to sincerely thank you for remembering my birthday.
- ¡Muchas gracias, Marta, por tus buenos deseos en mi cumpleaños!Thank you so much, Marta, for your good wishes on my birthday!
- Tus palabras hicieron que mi cumpleaños fuera aún más especial.Your words made my birthday extra special.
- Aprecio enormemente el tiempo y esfuerzo que pusiste en escribirme un mensaje de cumpleaños.I greatly appreciate the time and effort you put into writing me a birthday message.
- Gracias por alegrar mi día con tus atentos deseos.Thank you for brightening my day with your thoughtful wishes.
Example conversation
Mateo is replying to Elena's message on his birthday.
- MateoHola Elena, gracias por los deseos de cumpleaños.Hi Elena, thank you for the birthday wishes.
- Elena¡De nada! Espero que tengas un gran día.You're welcome! I hope you have a great day.
- MateoMuchas gracias, lo estoy pasando muy bien.Thank you very much, I am having a great time.
- ElenaMe alegro mucho. ¡Disfruta tu fiesta!I'm very glad. Enjoy your party!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
