A birthday wish in Uzbek has two parts: the greeting, and a wish for the person’s health, happiness, long life or success. This page gives you both, from the short words you say at the door to a few lines for a card. The one grammar idea is the pattern -ingiz bilan tabriklayman (I congratulate you on your …), and the wish verbs boʻlsin and tilayman.
Looking for one phrase? How to say happy birthday in Uzbek, how to say congratulations in Uzbek and how to say good luck in Uzbek each have their own page. For more wishes, see blessings in Uzbek, congratulating colleagues and weddings and holidays.
Short wishes to say
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Tugʻilgan kuningiz bilan! | tu-gʻil-GAN ku-nin-GIZ bi-LAN | Happy birthday! (polite) |
| Tugʻilgan kuning bilan! | tu-gʻil-GAN ku-NING bi-LAN | Happy birthday! (friends, children, younger people) |
| Tugʻilgan kuningiz muborak! | tu-gʻil-GAN ku-nin-GIZ mu-bo-RAK | Happy birthday! (literally “blessed be your birthday”) |
| Tabriklayman! | tab-rik-lay-MAN | Congratulations! (I congratulate you) |
| Uzoq umr koʻring! | u-ZOQ UMR koʻ-RING | May you live long! |
| Umringiz uzoq boʻlsin! | um-rin-GIZ u-ZOQ boʻl-SIN | May your life be long! |
| Sogʻ boʻling! | SOGʻ boʻ-LING | Be healthy! |
| Baxtli boʻling! | bakht-LI boʻ-LING | Be happy! |
| Omad! | o-MAD | Good luck! |
Longer wishes for a card or message
Most of these end with tilayman (I wish), often after Sizga (to you); the last two use boʻlsin and oshsin (may it be, may it come true).
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Tugʻilgan kuningiz bilan tabriklayman! | tu-gʻil-GAN ku-nin-GIZ bi-LAN tab-rik-lay-MAN | I congratulate you on your birthday! |
| Sizga sogʻliq tilayman. | siz-GA sogʻ-LIQ ti-lay-MAN | I wish you good health. |
| Sizga baxt tilayman. | siz-GA BAKHT ti-lay-MAN | I wish you happiness. |
| Sizga uzoq umr tilayman. | siz-GA u-ZOQ UMR ti-lay-MAN | I wish you a long life. |
| Sizga omad tilayman. | siz-GA o-MAD ti-lay-MAN | I wish you luck. |
| Ishlaringizda muvaffaqiyatlar tilayman. | ish-la-rin-giz-DA mu-vaf-fa-qi-yat-LAR ti-lay-MAN | I wish you success in your work. |
| Hayotingiz baxtli boʻlsin. | ha-yo-tin-GIZ bakht-LI boʻl-SIN | May your life be happy. |
| Orzularingiz amalga oshsin! | or-zu-la-rin-GIZ a-mal-GA osh-SIN | May your dreams come true! |
For each person, and how to reply
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Oyijon, tugʻilgan kuningiz bilan! Umringiz uzoq boʻlsin. | o-yi-JON, tu-gʻil-GAN ku-nin-GIZ bi-LAN. um-rin-GIZ u-ZOQ boʻl-SIN | Happy birthday, Mum! May your life be long. |
| Dadajon, sizga sogʻliq va baxt tilayman. | da-da-JON, siz-GA sogʻ-LIQ va BAKHT ti-lay-MAN | Dad, I wish you health and happiness. |
| Buvijon, tugʻilgan kuningiz bilan! Sogʻ boʻling. | bu-vi-JON, tu-gʻil-GAN ku-nin-GIZ bi-LAN. SOGʻ boʻ-LING | Happy birthday, Grandma! Stay healthy. |
| Opajon, tugʻilgan kuningiz bilan! Baxtli boʻling. | o-pa-JON, tu-gʻil-GAN ku-nin-GIZ bi-LAN. bakht-LI boʻ-LING | Happy birthday, big sister! Be happy. |
| Doʻstim, tugʻilgan kuning bilan! Baxtli boʻl! | doʻs-TIM, tu-gʻil-GAN ku-NING bi-LAN. bakht-LI BOʻL | Happy birthday, my friend! Be happy! |
| Anvar aka, tugʻilgan kuningiz bilan! Sizga muvaffaqiyatlar tilayman. | an-VAR a-KA, tu-gʻil-GAN ku-nin-GIZ bi-LAN. siz-GA mu-vaf-fa-qi-yat-LAR ti-lay-MAN | Happy birthday, Anvar! I wish you success. (a colleague) |
| Tugʻilgan kuning bilan, jonim! Sogʻ boʻl, baxtli boʻl. | tu-gʻil-GAN ku-NING bi-LAN, jo-NIM. SOGʻ BOʻL, bakht-LI BOʻL | Happy birthday, dear! Be healthy, be happy. (a child) |
| Rahmat! / Katta rahmat! | rah-MAT / kat-TA rah-MAT | Thank you! / Thank you very much! |
| Rahmat, aytganingiz kelsin. | rah-MAT, ayt-ga-nin-GIZ kel-SIN | Thanks, may what you said come true. |
| Sizga ham! | siz-GA HAM | To you too! |
| Omin. | o-MIN | Amen (after a blessing such as “May your life be long”) |
The patterns behind the wishes
- Tugʻilgan kuningiz bilan tabriklayman. Occasion + -ingiz (your) + bilan (with) + tabriklayman (I congratulate). The same frame works for other days: Yangi yilingiz bilan tabriklayman (happy new year). In speech the last word is often dropped: Tugʻilgan kuningiz bilan!
- -ingiz or -ing. -ingiz is “your” for someone you call siz (elders, colleagues, anyone you do not know well); -ing is for sen (friends, children, younger people): kuningiz or kuning. After a vowel it becomes -ngiz or -ng: oilangiz (your family).
- boʻlsin or boʻling. boʻlsin means “let it be”, for a thing: Umringiz uzoq boʻlsin (may your life be long). boʻling is the polite request to the person: Baxtli boʻling (be happy). With a friend or a child, say boʻl: Baxtli boʻl.
- Sizga … tilayman. Sizga (to you) + what you wish + tilayman (I wish): Sizga sogʻliq tilayman. Swap the middle word: baxt, omad, uzoq umr.
A short conversation
A: Assalomu alaykum, Dilnoza opa. Tugʻilgan kuningiz bilan!
Hello, Dilnoza. Happy birthday!
B: Katta rahmat!
Thank you very much!
A: Sizga sogʻliq, baxt va omad tilayman.
I wish you health, happiness and luck.
B: Rahmat, aytganingiz kelsin. Sizga ham omad!
Thanks, may what you said come true. Good luck to you too!
A: Umringiz uzoq boʻlsin.
May your life be long.
B: Omin. Rahmat!
Amen. Thank you!
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