How to say "happy birthday" in Iraqi Arabic
عيد ميلاد سَعيد
3eed meelaad sa3eed
- Without tashkeel
- عيد ميلاد سعيد
- Franco / chat alphabet
- 3eed meelaad sa3eed
- Literally
- happy feast of birth
When to use it
The standard birthday wish, understood everywhere. Iraqis add the general blessing "kull sana w-inta saalim" and wish the person a long life.
Other ways to say it
blessing
كُل سَنة وإنتَ سالِم
kull sana w-inta saalim
every year and you are well
Used for birthdays and any yearly occasion; to a woman "w-inti saalma".
long life
عُقبال المِيّة
3ugbaal il-miyya
may you reach a hundred
A warm, slightly playful wish for a long life.
How people reply
شُكراً، وإنتَ سالِم
shukran, w-inta saalim
thanks, and may you be well
تِسلَم، الله يخَلّيك
tislam, alla ykhalleek
thank you, God keep you
In a sentence
عيد ميلاد سَعيد يا حَبيبي!
3eed meelaad sa3eed ya 7abeebi!
Happy birthday, my dear!
كُل سَنة وإنتِ سالمة، عُقبال المِيّة
kull sana w-inti saalma, 3ugbaal il-miyya
Many happy returns, may you reach a hundred
إشتِرَيت لَك هَدية بعيد ميلادَك
ishtiraitlak hadiyya b-3eed meelaadak
I bought you a gift for your birthday
"happy birthday" in the other dialects
Egyptian Arabic
كُلَّ سَنَة وَإِنْتَ طَيِّب
kull sana w inta tayyib
Levantine Arabic
كُلّ سَنَة وَإِنْتَ سالِم
kull saneh w inta salem
Moroccan Darija
عِيد مِيلاد سَعِيد
3id milad sa3id
Modern Standard Arabic
عِيدُ مِيلَادٍ سَعِيدٌ
3eed meelaad sa3eed
Gulf Arabic
عيد ميلاد سَعيد
3eed meelaad sa3eed
Saudi Arabic
عيد ميلاد سَعيد
3eed meelaad sa3eed