How to say "happy birthday" in Gulf 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. Gulf people add "kill 3aam w-inta b-khair" (every year and you are well), the same wish used for Eid.
Other ways to say it
yearly blessing
كِل عام وإنتَ بخير
kill 3aam w-inta b-khair
every year and you are well
For birthdays and any yearly occasion.
long life
عُقبال المِيّة
3ugbaal il-miyya
may you reach a hundred
A playful wish for a long life.
How people reply
وإنتَ بخير
w-inta b-khair
and you are well
مَشكور، الله يخَلّيك
mashkoor, alla ykhalleek
thanks, God keep you
In a sentence
عيد ميلاد سَعيد يا الغالي!
3eed meelaad sa3eed ya il-ghaali!
Happy birthday, dear one!
كِل عام وإنتِ بخير، عُقبال المِيّة
kill 3aam w-inti b-khair, 3ugbaal il-miyya
Many happy returns, may you reach a hundred
يِبتَلَك هَدية
yibtalak hadiyya
I brought you a gift
"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
Iraqi Arabic
عيد ميلاد سَعيد
3eed meelaad sa3eed
Saudi Arabic
عيد ميلاد سَعيد
3eed meelaad sa3eed