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chúc mừng sinh nhật

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chúc mừng sinh nhật means happy birthday!.

Meanings of chúc mừng sinh nhật in English

Phrase

  1. happy birthday!

Example sentences with chúc mừng sinh nhật

  • Chúc mừng sinh nhật, Tom. Happy birthday, Tom.
  • Chúc mừng sinh nhật, Muiriel! Happy birthday, Muiriel!
  • Chúng tôi đều chúc mừng sinh nhật bạn của chúng tôi. We all celebrated for our friend's birthday.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, chúc mừng sinh nhật could be written as 祝𢜠生日. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

chúc mừng (“to celebrate”) + sinh nhật (“birthday”).

Frequently asked questions

What does chúc mừng sinh nhật mean in English?

chúc mừng sinh nhật (phrase) means "happy birthday!".

How do you pronounce chúc mừng sinh nhật?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦ mɨŋ˨˩ sïŋ˧˧ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [cʊwk͡p̚˦˥ mɨŋ˨˩ ʂɨn˧˧ ɲək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: chúc — rising tone (sắc), mừng — falling tone (huyền), sinh — level tone (ngang), nhật — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.