mi cumpleaños es en junio
/mi kumpleaɲos es en xunjo/from spelling rules
To say "my birthday is in June" in Spanish, use mi cumpleaños es en junio.
The phrase mi cumpleaños es en junio is used to state the specific month in which a person was born. You can also use the phrase En junio cumplo [insert age] años to mention the specific age you will turn during that month.
How does it change in a sentence?
When referring to months, use the preposition en to express "in". Note that months in Spanish, such as junio, are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid the common mistake of capitalizing the month. In Spanish, junio should remain in lowercase unless it starts a sentence.
Did you know?
- The word cumpleaños can be used as both a singular and plural noun without changing its spelling, as it always ends in 's'.
- In Mexico, the person whose birthday it is, the cumpleañero or cumpleañera, is often serenaded with a traditional song called Las Mañanitas.
- The Spanish month junio is a direct descendant of the Latin month 'Iunius', which was named after the goddess Juno.
Examples in context
- No lo olvides, mi cumpleaños es en junio.Don't forget, my birthday is in June.
- Como te dije, mi cumpleaños es en junio.As I told you, my birthday is in June.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their birth months.
- Mateo¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños, Lucía?When is your birthday, Lucía?
- LucíaMi cumpleaños es en junio. ¿Y el tuyo?My birthday is in June. And yours?
- MateoEl mío es en agosto.Mine is in August.
- Lucía¡Qué bien, Mateo!That's great, Mateo!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cumpleaños, en, es, junio, mi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
