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Happy birthday in Russian
Happy birthday in Russian is с днём рождения (s dnyom rozhdeniya), literally with the day of birth: the verb I congratulate you is politely left unsaid.
Aurélien CuvelierAug 9, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026The ways to say it
How to use it
The pattern с + instrumental congratulates on anything: с Новым годом (Happy New Year), с приездом (welcome back, on your arrival). Learn the birthday phrase and you own the whole congratulation machine.
Wishes follow with желаю + genitive: желаю счастья и здоровья (I wish you happiness and health). A Russian birthday message is typically the congratulation plus a chain of these genitive wishes.
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