How to Say Happy Birthday in Italian

Buon Compleanno

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Tanti Auguri

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The different ways to use Tanti Auguri in a sentence is:

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Typical birthday traditions in Italy

In Italy, birthdays are typically celebrated with friends and family gathering around the birthday person. The cake is very important in the Italian birthday tradition and it’s usually accompanied by the traditional song “Tanti Auguri a Te”. Learn more