How to say congratulations in Spanish to your brother.
Not a dictionary line: the phrases Spanish speakers use for your brother, what each means, and 5 complete messages by a native speaker — each one a tap away from a card in Spanish.
“¡Enhorabuena!” (“Congratulations!”) is the line, and for your brother “¡Felicidades!” (“Congratulations!”) adds warmth. Below: 5 full congratulations messages for your brother, written by a Spanish speaker.
Enhorabuena, hermano. Lo has conseguido tú solito, aunque pienso apuntarme parte del mérito por aguantarte.
Congratulations messages in Spanish for your brother
Entre hermanos el orgullo se dice medio en broma, pero se dice. Felicítale con cariño y alguna pulla, que es vuestro idioma.
Enhorabuena, hermano. Lo has conseguido tú solito, aunque pienso apuntarme parte del mérito por aguantarte.
Estoy orgulloso de ti, y como esto va por escrito, ya no puedo negarlo. Muy grande, bro.
Te has salido, hermano. Ahora a celebrarlo como se merece: tú pones la noticia, yo la primera ronda.
De pequeño ya apuntabas maneras; ahora lo has demostrado. Enhorabuena, se te quiere.
El notición del año lo has dado tú. Qué orgullo de hermano. A por todas con lo que viene.
The Spanish phrases, and when each one fits
Spanish is informal ('tú') almost everywhere a card is involved — family, friends, colleagues. 'Usted' is for a client or an elder you address formally; in Latin America it is more common than in Spain.
- ¡Enhorabuena! — “Congratulations!”. Spain's word for an achievement — job, exam, house.
- ¡Felicidades! — “Congratulations!”. Universal, and the word in Latin America.
- ¡Muy bien hecho! — “Very well done!”. For an achievement.
- Te lo mereces. — “You deserve it.”. A promotion, a result.
- ¡Enhorabuena por el bebé! — “Congratulations on the baby!”. A new baby.
- Estoy muy orgulloso / orgullosa de ti. — “I'm very proud of you.”. Family — 'orgulloso' if you are a man, 'orgullosa' if you are a woman.
Questions people ask
Can I write to your brother in English with a Spanish opening?
Yes — open with “¡Enhorabuena!”, write what you want to say in English, and sign off in Spanish: Un abrazo, or Un abrazo fuerte,. For your brother the effort lands harder than the grammar.
Formal or informal for your brother?
Spanish is informal ('tú') almost everywhere a card is involved — family, friends, colleagues. 'Usted' is for a client or an elder you address formally; in Latin America it is more common than in Spain.
How do I sign off?
Un abrazo, · Un abrazo fuerte, · Con cariño, · Besos, · Un saludo, — warmest first.
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