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Happy French Expression
| Meaning | Happy birthday! | |
| Literally | Good birthday! | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation |  | [buh nah ni vehr sehr] |
| IPA | [bɔ na ni vɛʀ sɛʀ] | |
| (note the required liaison between the two words) | ||
Usage notes: Bon anniversaire is just one of the ways to say "happy birthday" in French.
Par exemple…
| Bon anniversaire ! | Happy birthday! | |
| Bon anniversaire à mon cher mari. | Happy birthday to my dear husband. |
Informally, you can apocope bon anniversaire to bon anniv.
Synonyms and related expressions
Related vocabulary
| birthday | un anniversaire | |
| birthday cake | un gâteau d’anniversaire | |
| birthday card | une carte d’anniversaire | |
| birthday party | une fête / soirée pour son anniversaire | |
| birthday present | un cadeau d’anniversaire | |
| in one’s birthday suit | en costume d’Adam / d’Ève | |
| to blow out the candles, to celebrate one’s birthday | souffler ses bougies | |
| When is your birthday? | Quelle est la date / Quel est le jour de ton anniversaire ? | |
| What did you get for your birthday? | Qu’est-ce que tu as eu pour ton anniversaire ? |
Related features
- Age and Birthdays
- Celebratory expressions
- Dates
- Expressions with bon
- Gifts for French lovers
- Numbers
- Ton, ses, and other possessive adjectives
- Zodiac signs
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