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Congratulations & Wishes in English: Phrases

Congratulating people and wishing them well in everyday situations. Here are all 14 phrases from the “Congratulations & Wishes” topic of the Hinglish app’s Spoken English track — the natural English to say, what it means in simple words, other answers the app also accepts, and a Hindi translation you can switch on or off.

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Congratulations & Wishes: phrases & meanings

बधाई हो!

Congratulations!

Said when someone has good news or success.

Also accepted: “Congrats”
शाबाश!

Well done!

Praising someone for doing something well.

Also accepted: “Good job” · “Great job”
आपको जन्मदिन की बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएँ।

Happy birthday to you!

Wishing someone well on their birthday.

Also accepted: “Happy birthday” · “Wish you a very happy birthday”
आपका दिन शुभ हो!

Have a great day!

A friendly goodbye wishing someone a good day.

Also accepted: “Have a nice day” · “Have a good day”
गुड लक! तुम कर लोगे।

Good luck! You'll do great.

Wishing someone success before a test or event.

Also accepted: “Good luck you will do great” · “Best of luck you can do it”
नई नौकरी के लिए बधाई हो!

Congratulations on your new job!

Wishing someone well when they get a new job.

Also accepted: “Congrats on the new job” · “Congratulations on the new job”
शादी की बहुत-बहुत मुबारकें!

Congratulations on your wedding!

Wishing a couple well when they marry.

Also accepted: “Congrats on your wedding” · “Happy married life”
जल्दी ठीक हो जाओ।

Get well soon.

Said to someone who is ill.

Also accepted: “Hope you get well soon”
तुम्हें कामयाबी के लिए बहुत बधाई।

Congratulations on your success.

Praising someone for their achievement.

Also accepted: “Congrats on your success” · “Well done on your success”
आपकी परीक्षा के लिए शुभकामनाएँ!

All the best for your exam!

Wishing a student success in a test.

Also accepted: “Good luck for your exam” · “Best of luck for your exam”
मुझे तुम पर बहुत गर्व है।

I'm so proud of you.

Saying someone's achievement makes you very happy.

Also accepted: “I am so proud of you” · “So proud of you”
नए साल की शुभकामनाएँ!

Happy New Year!

A greeting for the start of a new year.

Also accepted: “Wish you a happy New Year” · “Happy New Year to you”
आपका आने वाला समय बहुत अच्छा हो।

I wish you all the best for the future.

Wishing someone success in life ahead.

Also accepted: “All the best for the future” · “Wishing you all the best for the future”
यह खुशखबरी सुनकर बहुत अच्छा लगा, बधाई हो!

That's great news, congratulations!

Reacting happily to someone's good news.

Also accepted: “That is great news congrats” · “Such great news congratulations”

“Also accepted” lists other answers the app’s spoken answer-checker counts as correct for that phrase.

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