The Birthday Song is sung in many languages, including Mandarin Chinese.
Practice speaking the words to this song before singing them. This will ensure that you are learning the words with the proper tones. When we sing songs in Mandarin Chinese, sometimes the tones are not clear.
Pinyin
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shēng rì kuài lè
zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lè
zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lè
zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lè
zhù nǐ yǒngyuǎn kuài lè
Traditional Chinese Characters
生日快樂
祝你生日快樂
祝你生日快樂
祝你生日快樂
祝你永遠快樂
Simplified Characters
生日快乐
祝你生日快乐
祝你生日快乐
祝你生日快乐
祝你永远快乐
English Translation
Happy Birthday
Wish to you happy birthday
Wish to you happy birthday
Wish to you happy birthday
Wish to you happiness forever
Hear The Song
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The Happy Birthday Song in Mandarin Chinese
Notes
zhù 祝 means "wish" or "express good wishes". zhù nǐ means "wish to you ...".
kuài lè 快樂 (trad) 快乐 (simp) can be preceded by other happy events such as Christmas (shèng dàn jié kuài lè) or New Year (xīn nián kuài lè).
