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How to Say Happy Birthday in Irish

Part 1 Part 1 of 2: Saying Happy Birthday
  1. 1 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.
  2. 2 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.
Part 2 Part 2 of 2: Singing the Birthday Song
  1. 1 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.
  2. 2 Here's the pronunciation:
    • Law breh-ha hun-ah ditch - Lá breithe shona duit
    • Law breh-ha hun-ah [name] - Lá breithe shona [name]
  3. 3 Learn other relevant exclamations. For example:
    • Hip-Hip Hooray! - Heip-heip abú! - Hep hep aboo.