félicitationsin world languages

LanguageWordPronunciationGenderActions
Japanese おめでとう omedetō —
English congratulations /kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃənz/ —
Italian congratulazioni /kon.ɡra.tu.latˈtsjoː.ni/ —
Spanish felicidades /fe.li.θiˈða.ðes/ —
German herzlichen Glückwunsch /ˈhɛʁts.lɪ.çn̩ ˈɡlʏk.vʊnʃ/ —
Korean 축하합니다 chukahamnida —
Chinese 恭喜Same in traditional gōngxǐ —

Japanese is romanized in Hepburn, Chinese in pinyin, Korean in Revised Romanization; the rest in IPA (Castilian Spanish). Notation

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We found no well-known slang or unwanted meanings for this word in these languages (regional slang is not fully covered).

Language notes

  • Japanese (おめでとう)The polite form is おめでとうございます (omedetō gozaimasu).
  • Italian (congratulazioni)For birthdays and holidays, auguri.
  • Spanish (felicidades)IPA shows Castilian Spanish; in Latin America [θ] (like English “th”) is pronounced [s].