la fecha de tu cumpleaños
/la fet͡ʃa de tu kumpleaɲos/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "the date of your birthday" is said as la fecha de tu cumpleaños.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of la fecha (the date), de (of), tu (your) and cumpleaños (birthday).
Which one should you use?
While la fecha de tu cumpleaños refers to the celebration/anniversary, tu fecha de nacimiento is the more common way to refer to the actual calendar date one was born, often used in official documents.
How does it change in a sentence?
Use su instead of tu to refer to 'your' when speaking to someone in a formal context or to a person of higher status to create la fecha de su cumpleaños.
How do you pronounce it?
/la fetʃa de tu kumpleaɲos/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American countries, the 'mordida' custom involves pushing the birthday person's face into their cake after they make a wish for su cumpleaños.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, it is traditional to sing Las Mañanitas rather than the standard 'Happy Birthday' song to celebrate tu cumpleaños.
- Because cumpleaños literally means 'year-fulfiller', you are essentially celebrating the completion of a cycle of years rather than the day of your birth.
Examples in context
- No recuerdo la fecha de tu cumpleaños.I don't remember the date of your birthday.
- ¿Puedes decirme la fecha de tu cumpleaños?Can you tell me the date of your birthday?
Example conversation
Two friends are filling out a party guest list.
- AlejandroSofía, necesito la fecha de tu cumpleaños para la invitación.Sofía, I need the date of your birthday for the invitation.
- SofíaEs el doce de agosto.It is August 12th.
- AlejandroPerfecto, ya la tengo anotada.Perfect, I have it written down now.
- SofíaGracias, Alejandro.Thanks, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
