feliz cumpleaños
interjectionBeginner
What does “feliz cumpleaños” mean in English?
happy birthday
Example sentences
¡Feliz cumpleaños!
Happy birthday!
Te deseo un feliz cumpleaños.
I wish you a happy birthday.
Feliz cumpleaños, abuela.
Happy birthday, grandma.
How to use it
Feliz cumpleaños means 'happy birthday'. Singular feliz with plural cumpleaños (which is grammatically singular despite the -s).
Common mistake
Cumpleaños is grammatically singular (despite the -s). Don't say 'felices cumpleaños' — keep feliz singular: 'feliz cumpleaños'.
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 30.