How to Say Happy Birthday in Irish

Saying Happy Birthday

Be aware that it is possible to use one of two ways to say Happy Birthday to others. In Irish, you can use two different words for "birthday": Lá breithe; or Breithlá.

Learn how to say Happy Birthday using the two different methods: Say "Lá breithe shona duit" - Happy birthday to you - Law breh-ha shun-ah ditch Say "Breithlá shona duit" - Happy birthday to you - Breh-law shun-ah ditch.

Singing the Birthday Song

Learn the Irish version of the Happy Birthday song. Here's how the song goes: Lá breithe shona duit, lá breithe shona duit, lá breithe shona [name], lá breithe shona duit.

Here's the pronunciation: Law breh-ha hun-ah ditch - Lá breithe shona duit Law breh-ha hun-ah [name] - Lá breithe shona [name]

Learn other relevant exclamations. For example: Hip-Hip Hooray! - Heip-heip abú! - Hep hep aboo.