til hamingju með daginn

Icelandic

Etymology

From til hamingju (“congratulations”, literally “to happiness”) + með (“with”) + daginn (“the day”), the accusative form with a definite article of dagur (“a day”). Literally meaning "to happiness with the day" or "congratulations relating to the day".

Phrase

til hamingju með daginn

1. congratulations (on the day)

   Heyrðu, áttir þú ekki afmæli í gær? Til hamingju með daginn!

   Hey, wasn't your birthday yesterday? Congratulations.