64 Spanish Greetings and Well-Wishes for Important Occasions
64 Spanish greetings, congratulations, condolences, and thank-you phrases for important occasions.
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1. Spanish Greetings for Birthdays2. Spanish Greetings for Wedding Anniversary3. Bereavement/ Offering Sympathy4. Spanish Christmas and New Year Greetings5. General Congratulations in Spanish6. Congratulations: New Baby7. Congratulations: Academic-Related8. Spanish Engagement and Wedding Greetings9. Congratulations and well wishes (work-related)10. Get Well Wishes11. General ThanksConclusionLooking for the right words in Spanish for a birthday, celebration, difficult moment, or thank-you message? Use these phrases as a starting point and choose the form that fits your relationship.
The list covers celebrations, work milestones, illness, and condolences. Some examples use informal tú, while others use formal or plural su/ustedes; adjust the form for your recipient.
1. Spanish Greetings for Birthdays
Start with these birthday wishes.
- ¡Feliz cumpleaños!Happy birthday!
- ¡Que todos tus deseos se hagan realidad!May all your wishes come true!
- ¡Felicidades!Congratulations!
- ¡Que cumplas muchos años más!May you celebrate many more birthdays!
- ¡Que tengas un maravilloso día!Have a wonderful day!
- Mis mejores deseos en este día tan especial para ti.Wishing you the best on your special day.
2. Spanish Greetings for Wedding Anniversary
Use these phrases to wish a couple a happy wedding anniversary.
- ¡Feliz aniversario!Happy anniversary!
- ¡Felicidades por diez años de matrimonio!Congratulations on ten years of marriage!
- ¡Felicidades por sus bodas de plata!Congratulations on your silver wedding anniversary!
- bodas de plata (25 años)silver wedding anniversary (25 years)
- bodas de oro (50 años)golden wedding anniversary (50 years)
- bodas de diamante (60 años)diamond wedding anniversary (60 years)
3. Bereavement/ Offering Sympathy
Condolences call for simple, compassionate language. These phrases can help you acknowledge a loss.
- Estamos con ustedes.We are with you.
- Mis condolencias a la familia.My condolences to the family.
- Mi más sentido pésame.My deepest condolences.
- Siento mucho su pérdida.I am very sorry for your loss.
- Les deseo mucha fuerza en estos momentos.I wish you strength during this difficult time.
- Lamentamos su pérdida.We are sorry for your loss.
4. Spanish Christmas and New Year Greetings
The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, or so the song says. Here are ways to greet Spanish-speaking friends at Christmas and New Year. Here’s how to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Spanish.
- ¡Feliz Navidad!Merry Christmas!
- ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!Happy New Year!
- ¡Que este año que llega esté lleno de bendiciones!May the coming New Year bring you blessings!
- ¡Felices fiestas!Happy Holidays!
- ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo!Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
5. General Congratulations in Spanish
Are congratulations in order? If you need to pat someone on the back for a job well done, here’s how to congratulate someone in Spanish.
- ¡Felicidades!Congratulations!
- Bien hecho.Well done.
- Sabíamos que lo lograrías.We knew you could do it.
- Estamos orgullosos de ti.We are so proud of you!
- ¡Lo hiciste muy bien!You did an excellent job!
- Te quiero felicitar.I want to congratulate you.
6. Congratulations: New Baby
A baby has arrived! Here are a few ways to congratulate the family in Spanish.
- ¡Felicidades por el nuevo integrante de la familia!Congratulations on the new arrival in your family!
- ¡Felicidades por el nacimiento de su niño/niña!Congratulations on the arrival of your baby boy/girl!
- ¡Qué alegría saber que ya nació el bebé!How wonderful to hear that the baby has arrived!
7. Congratulations: Academic-Related
Did someone pass an exam, graduate, or get into university? Congratulate them with one of these phrases.
- ¡Felicidades por tu graduación!Congratulations on your graduation!
- ¡Buen trabajo!Good job!
- ¡Felicidades por tus buenas calificaciones!Congratulations on your good grades!
- ¡Felicidades por tu maestría!Congratulations on your master’s degree!
- ¡Felicidades por entrar en la universidad!Congratulations on getting into university!
- ¡Felicidades por pasar el examen!Congratulations on passing your exam!
8. Spanish Engagement and Wedding Greetings
Engagements and weddings are among life’s most important events. When you need to extend your warm wishes on somebody’s engagement or big day, take your pick from this list on how to congratulate them in Spanish!
- ¡Felicidades a los futuros esposos!Congratulations to the future spouses!
- ¡Felicidades a los novios!Congratulations to the happy couple!
- ¡Salud por los novios!Cheers to the newlyweds!
- Espero que sean muy felices.I hope you will be very happy.
- ¿Ya tienen fecha para la boda?Have you set the date of the big day?
- ¡Felicidades por esta nueva etapa!Congratulations on this new stage!
- ¡Mis mejores deseos para los dos!Best wishes to you both!
- ¡Felicidades por su boda!Congratulations on the wedding!
9. Congratulations and well wishes (work-related)
Did someone get a promotion or a new job? Here are a few ways to congratulate them in Spanish.
- ¡Felicidades por tu nuevo empleo!Congratulations on your new job!
- ¡Felicidades por tu ascenso!Congratulations on the promotion!
- ¡Te deseo mucha suerte en esta nueva etapa!I wish you lots of luck in this new chapter!
- ¡Mucho éxito!Wishing you every success!
- ¡Suerte en tu nuevo trabajo!Good luck on your new job!
- ¡Suerte en tu primer día de trabajo!Good luck on your first day at work!
10. Get Well Wishes
Do you have Spanish-speaking friends or colleagues that are sick and need some cheering up? Wish them a speedy recovery! Here’s how to say get well soon in Spanish!
- Recupérate pronto.Get well soon.
- ¡Que te mejores!Get well!
- Alíviate pronto.Get well soon.
- Espero que te sientas mejor.I hope you feel better.
11. General Thanks
Finally, for some ways to express your gratitude to someone, here’s how to say thanks in Spanish.
- Gracias.Thank you.
- Muchas gracias.Many thanks.
- Se agradece.It’s appreciated.
- Mil gracias.Thanks a thousand times.
- No sé cómo podría agradecértelo.I don’t know how to thank you enough.
- Estamos muy agradecidos.We are very grateful.
- ¡Qué amable de su parte!How kind of you!
- Gracias de todo corazón.Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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Conclusion
With this handy list, you’ll know exactly what to say during the right occasions.
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