お誕たん生じょう日びおめでとう

interjection

happy birthday!

Polite birthday greeting. The prefix お adds politeness; the base is 誕生日おめでとう. Used in both spoken and written contexts.

• お誕たん生じょう日びおめでとう！素す敵てきな一いち年ねんになりますように。

  Happy birthday! I hope you have a wonderful year.

• 今日きょうはお誕たん生じょう日びおめでとうございます。

  Happy birthday to you today. (very polite)