What does it mean word for word?
The phrase fiesta de cumpleaños is composed of fiesta (party), de (of) and cumpleaños (birthday).
Which one should you use?
You can use more casual alternatives like fiesta de cumple or simply cumpleaños in certain regions to refer to the event itself. For a more formal context, the phrase celebración de cumpleaños is used to mean "birthday celebration".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, the informal phrase festejo de cumple is used to mean "birthday party". Additionally, in some regions, the single word cumpleaños can be used to refer to both the birthday and the party itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural "birthday parties", you change the noun fiesta to fiestas while keeping cumpleaños the same, resulting in fiestas de cumpleaños.
Did you know?
- During a Mexican fiesta de cumpleaños, guests might participate in 'la mordida', where the birthday person's face is playfully pushed into the cake after the candles are extinguished.
- In many Latin American countries, a girl's 15th birthday party is a major rite of passage known as a Quinceañera, which often includes a ritual ceremony where the girl changes from flat shoes to high heels.
- The word cumpleaños is a verb-object compound that literally means 'year-fulfiller'.
Examples in context
- ¿Dónde es la fiesta de cumpleaños?Where is the birthday party?This sentence is useful for asking about the location of the fiesta de cumpleaños.Tatoeba #7147850 by arh, translation #13016818 by araneo
- No pude ir a tu fiesta de cumpleaños.I could not come to your birthday party.This sentence is useful for expressing an inability to attend a fiesta de cumpleaños.Tatoeba #1325891 by hayastan, translation #970157 by slivercat
- ¿Te invitaron a su fiesta de cumpleaños?Were you invited to her birthday party?This sentence is useful for asking if someone was invited to a fiesta de cumpleaños.Tatoeba #1522733 by marcelostockle, translation #1522313 by erikspen
- Ana está planeando una gran fiesta de cumpleaños para su esposo.Ana is planning a big birthday party for her husband.
- Vamos a organizar una celebración de cumpleaños sorpresa para nuestro amigo.We are going to organize a surprise birthday celebration for our friend.
- ¿Vas a venir a la fiesta de cumple de Luis?Are you coming to Luis's birthday party?
- El festejo de cumple de Marta va a ser genial.Marta's birthday celebration is going to be great.
- ¿A qué hora es el cumpleaños?What time is the birthday party?
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Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are discussing plans for the weekend.
- Daniel¡Voy a organizar una fiesta de cumpleaños!I am going to organize a birthday party!
- Lucía¿Quieres que te ayude con la fiesta de cumpleaños?Do you want me to help you with the birthday party?
- DanielSí, Lucía, sería genial.Yes, Lucía, that would be great.
- LucíaPerfecto, contá conmigo.Perfect, count on me.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry fiesta de cumpleaños, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cumpleaños, de, fiesta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
