سالگرہ کی مبارکباد کا شکریہ
salgirah ki mubarakbaad ka shukriya
In Urdu, "thank you for birthday wishes" is expressed as سالگرہ کی مبارکباد کا شکریہ (salgirah ki mubarakbaad ka shukriya).
This phrase is used to express gratitude to someone who has congratulated you on your birthday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of salgirah (birthday), ki (of), mubarakbaad (congratulations/wishes), ka (of) and shukriya (thanks).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
To make your expression of gratitude more heartfelt and polite, you can add bahut bahut (many many) before shukriya, resulting in سالگرہ کی مبارکباد کا بہت بہت شکریہ.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the genitive marker ka (of) to link the object of gratitude (the birthday wishes) to the act of thanking.
How do you pronounce it?
salgirah ki mubarakbaad ka shukriya
Did you know?
- The word for birthday سالگرہ comes from Persian and literally means 'year knot'.
- While شکریہ is the standard way to say thanks, in very religious contexts, people may prefer جزاک اللہ to wish a divine reward upon the other person.
- When saying شکریہ, it is common to accompany the phrase with a slight nod of the head or a hand placed over the heart to show sincerity.
Examples in context
- آپ کی سالگرہ کی مبارکباد کا شکریہ۔aap ki saalgirah ki mubarakbaad ka shukriya.Thank you for your birthday wishes.
- سب کی سالگرہ کی مبارکباد کا شکریہ۔sab ki saalgirah ki mubarakbaad ka shukriya.Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes.
Example conversation
Zainab wishes Omar a happy birthday via a phone call.
- زینب Zainabعمر، آپ کو سالگرہ بہت بہت مبارک ہو!Omar, aap ko salgirah bohat bohat mubarak ho!Omar, a very happy birthday to you!
- عمر Omarزینب، سالگرہ کی مبارکباد کا شکریہ۔Zainab, salgirah ki mubarakbad ka shukriya.Zainab, thank you for the birthday wishes.
- زینب Zainabکیا آپ نے کیک کاٹا؟Kya aap ne cake kata?Did you cut the cake?
- عمر Omarہاں، میں نے ابھی کاٹا۔Haan, maine abhi kata.Yes, I just cut it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries سالگرہ, شکریہ, مبارکباد, کا, CC BY-SA 4.0.
