Happy Birthday in Italian

This free audio lesson will teach you the 2 common ways to say Happy birthday in Italian, (Tanti auguri e Buon compleanno) as well as how to sing Happy birthday in Italian! And discover a few other words and expressions that are used in the context of an Italian birthday party.

You can test your pronunciation with our free voice recognition software! Listen to the audio and follow the Italian pronunciation. It's a good idea to practice each Italian expression aloud, and before long you'll be comfortable with pronouncing these Italian words and phrases!

How to sing Happy birthday in Italian

How to say Happy birthday in Italian

Unsurprisingly, Italian people love to have parties and to celebrate, and in particular they appreciate anniversaries and gifts!

To wish someone a happy birthday, Italian people will use the expression Tanti auguri or Buon compleanno.

Italian people will of course offer presents, and eat a cake after the candles have been blown by the aging person. A lot of photos generally immortalize the event, and people sing "Tanti auguri" to the tune of "Happy birthday to you".

More about having a Happy Birthday in Italian

That’s it for today’s Italian lesson on saying Happy birthday in Italian. I hope you enjoyed it, that you learned new expressions and improved your pronunciation!

Here are a few recommended Italian lessons to try next!

• How do you say things are beautiful in Italian? It's a little trickier than you may think!
• Break the ice by talking about your hobbies in Italian.
• An important lesson on the structure and pronouncing numbers in Italian.
• Learn the right ways to say Yes and No in Italian.

A presto!