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Happy birthday and other good wishes in French

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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 ! Meilleurs vœux !

    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 vœux

    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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