Buon means “good” and compleanno means “birthday. Pronounce the entire expression as: bwon kom-pleh-ahn-noh
Tanti means “many” and auguri is the plural form of the noun augurio, meaning “wish. " The entire phrase literally translates into “many wishes. " Pronounce this expression as: tahn-tee ahw-goo-ree
Cento means “one hundred,” di means “of,” questi means “these,” and giorni means “days. " Translated directly, the expression says, “One hundred of these days!” Pronounce this phrase as: chehn-toh dee kweh-stee jeohr-nee Note that you can also shorten this to “cent’anni” or “a hundred years!” Pronounce this version of the expression as: chehn-tah-nee
The term festeggiato is derived from the verb for “celebrate,” festeggiare. Pronounce this term as: feh-steh-jia-toh
Quanti means “how many,” anni means “years,” and hai means “have” in the second person singular form. Pronounce this question as: kwahn-tee ahn-nee ai
Essere means “to be,” avanti means “forward,” con means “with,” gli means “the,” and anni means “years. " When strung together, the expression says, “to be going forward with the years,” or less directly, “to be advancing in years. " Pronounce this expression as: ehs-ser-eh ah-vahn-tee kohn ghlee ahn-nee
Oggi means “today,” compio is the first-person singular form of the verb “to fulfill” (compiere), gli means “the,” and anni means “years. " Pronounce this sentence as: oh-jee kohm-pioh ghlee ahn-nee
To state your age, simply fill in the blank with your new age. For instance, if you’re turning eighteen, you’d say “Sto per compiere diciotto anni. " Sto means “I am,” per means “to,” compiere means “fulfill” or “complete,” and anni means “years. " Pronounce this expression as: stoh pehr kohm-pier-eh ___ ahn-nee
You’ll follow the expression with “a te” (ah tee), meaning “to you. " The song lyrics are:[4] X Research source Tanti auguri a te, Tanti auguri a te, Tanti auguri a (NAME), Tanti auguri a te!
As with the “tanti auguri” version, you’ll need to follow the phrase with “a te” (ah tee), meaning “to you. " In this version, the lyrics are:[5] X Research source Buon compleanno a te, Buon compleanno a te, Buon compleanno a (NAME), Buon compleanno a te!
