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Wishing someone a happy birthday

생일 축하하기·Prepared table·Reviewed by a person

Senior · older acquaintance

해요체

생일 축하드려요!

Most common, to older acquaintances or senior peers (seonbae)

  • Word swapped해→드려요not in the dictionary

Other ways to say it

  • 생일 진심으로 축하드려요!

    A bit more polite and emphatic

Changes are measured against the form you’d use with a close friend.Word swappedSubject honorific -시-ParticleTitle addedSoftenedEndingnot in the dictionary

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