{"id":11680,"date":"2016-09-26T21:34:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T20:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage-deutschakademie-wien.c-2447.maxcluster.net\/blog\/?p=11680"},"modified":"2016-09-26T21:34:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T20:34:37","slug":"birthday-wishes-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deutschakademie.com\/blog\/birthday-wishes-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday wishes in German"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Deutsch Akademie we are not doing only the usual classes. While every day we are trying to learn new words and grammar rules, we are trying to also better assimilate the German culture. In one of the other days, a colleague had her birthday, so we had the best moment to learn how to say happy birthday in German, what to do or not do when is somebody birthday, and so on and so forth.<\/p>\n

But before learning how to say „Happy Birthday“ in German though, you need to know about one important cultural point especially among older Germans: wishing a German a happy birthday before their birthday is considered bad luck, so don’t do it. And as for gifts and cards you may want to send, just make sure to state to them that they should open the package on their birthday.<\/p>\n

Some birthday expressions that you can use are:<\/p>\n