How to Say ‘Happy birthday to you’ in Mexican Spanish
Feliz cumpleaños a ti
feh-LEES koom-play-AHN-yohs ah tee
[feh-LEES koom-play-AHN-yohs ah tee]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Mexicans do sing this to the familiar English tune, but usually after Las Mañanitas, which comes first at most parties.
Phrase Breakdown
Feliz
[feh-LEES]
happy
Describes a person who feels joy or contentment.
Mi abuela dice que fue una niña feliz.
My grandmother says she was a happy girl.
cumpleaños a ti
koom-play-AHN-yohs ah tee
birthday to you
Say 'koom-pleh-AH-nyohs ah TEE'. The 'ñ' sounds like 'ny' in 'canyon'. 'A ti' means 'to you'.
Un regalo de cumpleaños para ti.
A birthday gift for you.
Words in this phrase
cumpleaños
[koom-play-AHN-yohs]
birthday
The word for birthday.
El cumpleaños de tu mamá es mañana.
Your mom's birthday is tomorrow.
a
[ah]
to
Personal a used before a specific person as the direct object in Spanish.
Veo a Ana en las reuniones familiares.
I see Ana at family gatherings.
ti
[tee]
you
An informal singular pronoun used after prepositions.
Saber de ti la próxima semana sería un gusto.
Hearing from you next week would be a pleasure.
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