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Happy birthday and other good wishes in French

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com

Learn how to say happy birthday in French, and other vocabulary for special occasions.

Happy birthday!
    Bon anniversaire ! Joyeux anniversaire !

    (Canada) Bonne fête !

The French birthday song is very simple and is sung to the same tune as "Happy Birthday to You":
    Joyeux anniversaire

    Joyeux anniversaire

    Joyeux anniversaire*

    Joyeux anniversaire

    *The person's name may be sung very quickly at the end of this line.

French holiday wishes
    Happy Bastille Day! - Joyeux quatorze juillet ! Bonne fête !

    Happy Easter! - Joyeuses Pâques !

    Happy Hanukkah! - Bonne fête de Hanoukka !

    Happy Holidays! - Joyeuses fêtes !

    Happy New Year! - Bonne Année !

    Happy Saint's Day! - Bonne fête !

    Merry Christmas! - Joyeux Noël !

    Seasons greetings - Joyeux Noël et bonne Année

French vocabulary for other special occasions
    Best wishes - Mes/Nos meilleurs voeux

    Cheers! - Santé ! À ta/votre santé ! À la tienne/vôtre ! Tchin-tchin !

    Congratulations! - Félicitations !

    Good luck! - Bon courage !

    To David! To your new house! - À David ! À ta nouvelle maison !

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