お誕生日おめでとう！
Otanjōbi omedetō!
Happy birthday!
- Word for word
- “Congratulations on the birthday.”
- Politeness: Casual
- Plain form. Fine with family, close friends and people younger than you. Rude to a stranger or a boss.
- When you would say it
- On someone’s birthday.
- Worth knowing
- Polite: お誕生日おめでとうございます。