Hey.. how can i say "Happy Birthday." in German!!
2006-11-30 22:49:23 · 10 answers · asked by Hadeel 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Samsarah is right, and sane Germans do NOT say "happy birthday" in English, unless the other person is an English speaker.
It is pronounced:/al-less 'goo-teh tsoom geh-'boorts-taak/,
the "oo" is long both times, the "aa" is a long sound like the "a" in "father", but with your tongue relaxed, the apostrophe shows the following syllables are stressed.
The real old fashioned formula is "Herzlichen Glueckwunsch zum Geburtstag", but keep that for use on a card, it's too hard to explain the pronounciation ;-)
2006-11-30 23:09:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
2006-12-01 06:52:50 · answer #2 · answered by sergeant151 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, most Germans say "happy birthday".
Because it's much less of a mouthful than "herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag".
2006-12-01 06:51:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
2006-12-01 06:50:44 · answer #4 · answered by Samsarah 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag
please pick my answer as a best..i want to get points!
2006-12-01 15:26:18 · answer #5 · answered by hey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alles zum Geburtstag
2006-12-01 06:57:31 · answer #6 · answered by Véro 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Oooh...look here!
http://www.shabbir.com/romance/bday.html
2006-12-01 06:51:04 · answer #7 · answered by Rebecca 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
"Glücklicher Geburtstag!"
Pron: Glook-lie-sher.... G-hee-burt-sh-tog
Your sister,
Ginger
2006-12-01 06:58:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
look at this dictionary
http://www.student-online.net/woerterbuch.shtml
2006-12-01 09:44:27 · answer #9 · answered by M.M.D.C. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
froliche geburtstag!!!!
2006-12-01 06:52:14 · answer #10 · answered by Jere_Harless 2 · 1⤊ 5⤋