French birthday wishes and congratulations
Birthday lines for tu and vous, plus the words for good news and for a wedding card.
Joyeux anniversaire ! Happy birthday.
The standard birthday greeting for anyone, with tu or vous (it works for both).
Je te souhaite un joyeux anniversaire. We wish you a happy birthday.
For a friend or family member (tu). For vous: Je vous souhaite un joyeux anniversaire.
For vous: Je vous souhaite un joyeux anniversaire. (We wish you a happy birthday.)
Bon anniversaire ! Happy birthday.
A slightly more casual twin of Joyeux anniversaire, fine with tu or vous.
Que tous tes vœux se réalisent ! May all your wishes come true.
For a friend or family member (tu). For vous: « Que tous vos vœux se réalisent ! ».
For vous: Que tous vos vœux se réalisent ! (May all your wishes come true.)
Je te souhaite tout le bonheur du monde. We wish you all the happiness in the world.
Warm and general, for someone close (tu).
For vous: Je vous souhaite tout le bonheur du monde. (We wish you all the happiness in the world.)
Mes meilleurs vœux pour votre anniversaire. Our best wishes for your birthday.
Formal (vous): a colleague, a neighbour or an older relative.
For tu: Tous mes vœux pour ton anniversaire ! (All our good wishes for your birthday.)
Félicitations ! Congratulations.
For good news or a success: a new job, an exam, a happy event. Almost always plural. Works with tu or vous.
Tous nos vœux de bonheur ! All our wishes for happiness.
A wedding-card line, for the couple (vous).
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