mi cumpleaños es en marzo
/mi kumpleaɲos es en maɾθo/from spelling rules
To say "my birthday is in march" in Spanish, use mi cumpleaños es en marzo.
This phrase is used to state that the month of one's birth is March.
What does it mean word for word?
The noun cumpleaños is a compound word. It combines cumple (from the verb cumplir, meaning to fulfill or complete) and años (meaning years).
Is it said differently in some regions?
The term cumple is a colloquial abbreviation for cumpleaños used in many Spanish-speaking regions.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, months such as marzo are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence. To indicate the month in which an event occurs, use the preposition en, which functions similarly to the English "in".
How do you pronounce it?
/mi kumpleaɲos es en maɾθo/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly capitalize the month. However, in Spanish, marzo should remain lowercase.
Did you know?
- The Spanish word marzo is a linguistic descendant of the Roman god of war, Mars.
- In Spanish, the word cumpleaños is the same whether you are talking about one birthday or many birthdays.
- If you want to say how old you are turning, you should use the verb 'cumplir' rather than the verb 'ser'.
Examples in context
- Mi cumpleaños es en marzo, señor.My birthday is in March, sir.
- Mi cumple es en marzo, amigo.My birthday is in March, buddy.
- No es en abril, mi cumpleaños es en marzo.It's not in April, my birthday is in March.
- Acuérdate de que mi cumpleaños es en marzo.Remember that my birthday is in March.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their birthdays.
- MateoLucía, ¿cuándo es tu cumpleaños?Lucía, when is your birthday?
- LucíaEs en mayo, ¿y el tuyo, Mateo?It is in May, and yours, Mateo?
- MateoMi cumpleaños es en marzo.My birthday is in March.
- Lucía¡Qué bien! Ya falta poco.How great! It is coming up soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cumpleaños, en, es, marzo, mi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
