Marathi wishes a birthday with a short pattern: वाढदिवसाच्या, "of the birthday", then शुभेच्छा, "good wishes". The Marathi on this page is in Devanagari with a plain Latin reading under it. Long vowels are written double (aa, ee, oo), and the reading does not mark the tongue-curled sound of ढ. Every phrase was checked against Wiktionary and Wikivoyage on 9 November 2026.
| Marathi | English | Who you say it to |
|---|---|---|
| वाढदिवसाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!vaadhdivasaachyaa haardik shubhechchhaa! | Happy birthday! (warm wishes) | Anyone |
| वाढदिवसाच्या शुभेच्छा!vaadhdivasaachyaa shubhechchhaa! | Happy birthday! (short) | Anyone |
| तुला वाढदिवसाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!tulaa vaadhdivasaachyaa haardik shubhechchhaa! | Happy birthday to you! | A friend, a sibling, a younger person |
| तुम्हाला वाढदिवसाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!tumhaalaa vaadhdivasaachyaa haardik shubhechchhaa! | Happy birthday to you! | An older person, a teacher, someone you address as तुम्ही |
Wiktionary gives वाढदिवसाच्या शुभेच्छा (vaadhdivasaachyaa shubhechchhaa) as the example for "happy birthday". Adding हार्दिक (haardik) makes the wish warmer. Wiktionary defines the Hindi हार्दिक as "sincere" or "warm", and Marathi uses the word the same way in its birthday wishes.
| Marathi | English | Note |
|---|---|---|
| वाढदिवसvaadhdivas | Birthday, anniversary | वाढ means growth and दिवस means day |
| वाढदिवसाच्याvaadhdivasaachyaa | Of the birthday | The ending -च्या means "of" |
| शुभेच्छाshubhechchhaa | Good wishes | The same word is used for one wish and for many |
| हार्दिकhaardik | Warm, sincere | Goes before शुभेच्छा |
Wiktionary notes that शुभेच्छा (shubhechchhaa) keeps its form in the plural, so you do not change it when you wish someone many things. It also notes that वाढदिवस (vaadhdivas) means "anniversary" as well. A wedding anniversary is लग्नाचा वाढदिवस (lagnaachaa vaadhdivas), and you can wish it with लग्नाच्या वाढदिवसाच्या शुभेच्छा (lagnaachyaa vaadhdivasaachyaa shubhechchhaa).
Wiktionary lists तुला (tulaa) as the informal "to you", after तू (too), and describes तुम्ही (tumhee) as a more formal "you". With a friend, add तुला. With an older person, a teacher or someone you have just met, add तुम्हाला (tumhaalaa). If you leave the pronoun out, the wish still works for everyone.
| Marathi | English | Style |
|---|---|---|
| धन्यवाद!dhanyavaad! | Thank you! | Anyone |
| खूप खूप धन्यवाद!khoop khoop dhanyavaad! | Thank you very much! | Warm |
Wikivoyage lists धन्यवाद (dhanyavaad) as thank you.
A friend wishes another friend:
| Marathi | English |
|---|---|
| तुला वाढदिवसाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!tulaa vaadhdivasaachyaa haardik shubhechchhaa! | Happy birthday to you! |
| धन्यवाद!dhanyavaad! | Thank you! |
A student wishes a teacher:
| Marathi | English |
|---|---|
| नमस्कार! तुम्हाला वाढदिवसाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!namaskaar! tumhaalaa vaadhdivasaachyaa haardik shubhechchhaa! | Hello! Happy birthday to you! |
| खूप खूप धन्यवाद!khoop khoop dhanyavaad! | Thank you very much! |
| Mistake | Fix |
|---|---|
| Wishing an older person तुला वाढदिवसाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा. | तुला is for people you call तू. Use तुम्हाला with elders, or leave the pronoun out. |
| Making शुभेच्छा plural for many wishes. | The word stays शुभेच्छा. |
To read the words yourself, start with the Marathi letters course. To keep going after a few phrases, read the easiest way to learn Marathi or the best way to learn Marathi. Our page how are you in Marathi has the greetings that come before the wish.
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Is वाढदिवस Only for Birthdays?
No. Wiktionary gives two meanings, birthday and anniversary, so a wedding anniversary is लग्नाचा वाढदिवस (lagnaachaa vaadhdivas).
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Sources
- Wiktionary: शुभेच्छा (Marathi, good wish; its usage example is वाढदिवसाच्या शुभेच्छा, happy birthday)
- Wiktionary: वाढदिवस (Marathi, birthday or anniversary, from वाढ growth and दिवस day; derived term लग्नाचा वाढदिवस)
- Wiktionary: हार्दिक (Hindi entry: sincere, warm, with the example हार्दिक शुभेच्छाएँ for birthday wishes)
- Wiktionary: तुला (Marathi, the informal form of you after तू)
- Wikivoyage: Marathi phrasebook (धन्यवाद, नमस्कार)
