How to say "happy birthday" in Saudi 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. Hijazis also say "kull sana w-inta tayyib", the same wish used for Eid and other yearly occasions.
Other ways to say it
yearly blessing
كُل سَنة وإنتَ طَيِّب
kull sana w-inta tayyib
every year and you are well
For birthdays and holidays; to a woman "w-inti tayyiba".
long life
عُقبال المِيّة
3ugbaal il-miyya
may you reach a hundred
A playful long-life wish.
How people reply
وإنتَ طَيِّب
w-inta tayyib
and you are well
شُكراً، الله يخَلّيك
shukran, allah ykhalleek
thanks, God keep you
In a sentence
عيد ميلاد سَعيد يا حَبيبي!
3eed meelaad sa3eed ya 7abeebi!
Happy birthday, my dear!
كُل سَنة وإنتِ طَيّبة، عُقبال المِيّة
kull sana w-inti tayyiba, 3ugbaal il-miyya
Many happy returns, may you reach a hundred
جِبت لَك هَدية
jibt lak 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
Gulf Arabic
عيد ميلاد سَعيد
3eed meelaad sa3eed