Happy birthday in Scottish Gaelic
Co-là breith sona dhut
In Scottish Gaelic, the phrase to know first is "Co-là breith sona dhut!" (Happy birthday! (to one person)). The others are below, each with a note on when to use it.
Happy birthday in Scottish Gaelic is Co-là breith sona dhut. Below are the greeting, how to say thank you, and the word for birthday.
Greetings
Co-là breith sona dhut!
Happy birthday! (to one person)
The usual wish.
Co-là-breith sona dhut, a charaid!
Happy birthday, friend!
A charaid is "friend", said when speaking to them.
Replies
Tapadh leat!
Thank you! (to one person)
The informal thanks.
Mòran taing!
Many thanks!
Works for anyone.
Useful words
co-là breith
birthday
Also written co-là-breith.
About the words
Co-là breith means birthday: co-là is an anniversary or day and breith is birth. Sona means happy, and dhut is "to you" for one person. Wiktionary gives the example Co-là-breith sona dhut, a charaid!, "Happy birthday, friend!"
Common questions
How do you say happy birthday in Scottish Gaelic?
Co-là breith sona dhut!
Happy birthday in the other Celtic languages
Further reading
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Sources
Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 7578
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 7579
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 20302
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
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