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Särskilda ämnen & övrigt => _Archives => Discussions in English => Archive - Swedish language => Ämnet startat av: Stephanie Johnson skrivet 2001-12-08, 22:11
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What would be the proper or common greeting in Swedish for Happy Birthday? Is there any phrase like happy birthday and many more or best wishes... whatever might be normally be used in Sweden.
Tack,
Stephanie
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The most common phrase is certainly Gratulerar på födelsedagen, usually shortened to Grattis på födelsedagen. The phrase literally means Congratulations on the birthday, which probably is derived from earlier I have the honour to congratulate you on your birthday.
Torbjörn
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Hej Torbjön,
Tack så mycket, you have been a great help.
Stephanie
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The most common phrase must be:
Har den äran... = I have the honour...
It says nothing , - but it still is the most
common prase.
Rolf L
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When we say the phrase Har den äran = I have the honour , the underlying meaning is: Har den äran och gratulerar på födelsedagen = I have the honour and congratulate on Your Birthday
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The long version (which is almost never used nowadays) should read Har den äran att gratulera på födelsedagen (I have the honour to congratulate on your birthday), if it is to be correct.
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Hiya,
I'll have to jump right in here... I have the
honour.. is originally short for I have the
honour of congratulating you on your birthday,
suggesting (like in many old sayings) that it is
an honour to be able to do this.