Gratulerer med dagen

English translation: Congratulations!; Happy Birthday!

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Norwegian term or phrase:Gratulerer med dagen
English translation:Congratulations!; Happy Birthday!
Entered by: Richard Lawson

19:31 Jul 26, 2004
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Norwegian term or phrase: Gratulerer med dagen
tring to figure this out it is either, finnish, norwegain, swedish, or dutch i think. plaeas help
greg smith
Congratulations!; Happy Birthday!
Explanation:
This expression is used in Norway to congratulate somebody on an important day. It might be their birthday or it might be a confirmation, wedding or other important celebration in the family. Norwegians also say "Gratulerer med dagen!" to each other on Norway's national day, 17th May.

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It means literally \"Congratulations on the day!\"
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Congratulations!; Happy Birthday!


Explanation:
This expression is used in Norway to congratulate somebody on an important day. It might be their birthday or it might be a confirmation, wedding or other important celebration in the family. Norwegians also say "Gratulerer med dagen!" to each other on Norway's national day, 17th May.

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Note added at 2004-07-26 19:47:22 (GMT)
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It means literally \"Congratulations on the day!\"

Richard Lawson
Local time: 05:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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