¿cuándo es mi cumpleaños?
The English phrase "what is my birthday" is translated into Spanish as ¿cuándo es mi cumpleaños?
This phrase is used to ask for the date on which someone was born.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "when is my birthday?"
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun cumpleaños ends in s in both its singular and plural forms. It does not change when referring to a single birthday.
Did you know?
- In some Latin American countries, it is customary to pull the birthday person's ear the number of times corresponding to their new age.
- The phrase cumpleaños is actually a compound of a verb and a noun, meaning 'years-fulfiller', treating the birthday as an entity that fulfills a cycle.
- While the phrase asks cuándo ('when'), the response in Spanish often includes the word cae, which means 'falls', to describe the date on the calendar.
Examples in context
- No recuerdo, ¿cuándo es mi cumpleaños?I don't remember, when is my birthday?
- Dime, ¿cuándo es mi cumpleaños?Tell me, when is my birthday?
Example conversation
Elena is testing Alejandro's memory during a casual chat.
- ElenaTengo una pregunta, ¿cuándo es mi cumpleaños?I have a question, when is my birthday?
- AlejandroEs el diez de mayo, Elena.It is May 10th, Elena.
- Elena¡Qué buena memoria tienes!You have such a good memory!
- AlejandroSiempre lo recuerdo.I always remember it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cumpleaños, cuándo, es, mi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
