mi cumpleaños es
/mi kumpleaɲos es/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "my birthday is" is mi cumpleaños es.
A phrase used to introduce the date on which a person was born.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun cumpleaños is masculine, so the possessive adjective mi is used in its singular form to match the singular concept of one birthday.
How do you pronounce it?
/mi kumpleaɲos es/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often forget to use the definite article el when stating a specific date, such as mi cumpleaños es el 5 de mayo.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the birthday celebration is topped off with la mordida, where the birthday person's face is pushed into the cake after the first bite.
- In some Latin American countries, it is common to celebrate el santo, the feast day of the saint you are named after, as a second birthday.
- While English speakers say 'I am X years old', Spanish speakers use cumplir to describe the act of turning a certain age, such as cumplo veinte años.
Examples in context
- Mi cumpleaños es en julio.My birthday is in July.This sentence is useful for saying which month your birthday falls in.Tatoeba #1464248 by siglepri, translation #885486 by CN
- Mi cumpleaños es en febrero.My birthday is in February.Tatoeba #12443492 by emma_zunz, translation #10742637 by ddnktr
- Mi cumpleaños es dentro de poco.My birthday is soon.This sentence is useful for stating that your birthday is approaching soon.Tatoeba #13634140 by stebnbr, translation #9670119 by ravensfeather
- Cumplo 20 años el 5.I'm turning 20 on the 5th.
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Example conversation
Javier and Elena are filling out a form together.
- JavierElena, ¿cuál es tu fecha de nacimiento?Elena, what is your date of birth?
- ElenaMi cumpleaños es el doce de mayo.My birthday is May 12th.
- JavierGracias, ya lo anoté en el papel.Thanks, I already wrote it on the paper.
- ElenaPerfecto, ahora es tu turno, Javier.Perfect, now it is your turn, Javier.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
