誕生日のお祝いメッセージをありがとう
Tanjoubi no oiwai messeeji o arigatou
In Japanese, "thank you for the birthday wishes" is said as 誕生日のお祝いメッセージをありがとう (Tanjoubi no oiwai messeeji o arigatou).
This phrase is used to express gratitude to someone who has sent a message celebrating your birthday.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form 誕生日のお祝いメッセージをありがとう is informal and should be used with friends or peers. To make the phrase polite or formal, change arigatou to arigatou gozaimashita at the end, resulting in 誕生日のお祝いメッセージをありがとうございました.
How do you pronounce it?
Tanjoubi no oiwai messeeji o arigatou
Did you know?
- In Japan, the concept of 'birthday wishes' is often tied to the word おめでとう (omedetou), which translates to 'congratulations'. It is actually more common to congratulate someone on reaching a new year of life than to simply wish them a 'happy' birthday.
- The word oiwai means 'celebration' and is derived from iwai, which historically relates to the act of praising or shouting to a deity to bring good fortune.
- The word メッセージ (messeeji) is a loanword from English, but it is almost exclusively used in digital contexts like SNS or email. If someone gave you a handwritten card, you would more likely refer to it as a 手紙 (tegami) or 'letter'.
Examples in context
- みんな、誕生日のお祝いメッセージをありがとう！minna, tanjoubi no oiwai messeeji o arigatou!Everyone, thank you for the birthday wishes!
- 昨日、誕生日のお祝いメッセージをありがとう。kinou, tanjoubi no oiwai messeeji o arigatou.Thank you for the birthday wishes yesterday.
Example conversation
Kenta is thanking Misaki for her message on social media.
- 健太 Kenta美咲、誕生日のお祝いメッセージをありがとう。misaki, tanjoubi no oiwai messeeji o arigatou.Misaki, thank you for the birthday wishes.
- 美咲 Misakiどういたしまして！素敵な一年になりますように。douitashimashite! suteki na ichinen ni narimasu you ni.You're welcome! I hope you have a wonderful year.
- 健太 Kenta本当にありがとう。すごく嬉しいよ。hontou ni arigatou. sugoku ureshii yo.Thank you so much. I'm really happy.
- 美咲 Misakiまた今度、お祝いさせてね！mata kondo, oiwai sasete ne!Let me celebrate with you properly next time!
