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How to Say ‘My birthday is April 5th.’ in French

Mon anniversaire, c'est le cinq avril.

mohn ah-nee-vair-sair suh eh luh sank ah-VREEL

[mohn ah-nee-vair-sair suh eh luh sank ah-VREEL]

💬 Usage Tip: French often names the topic first, then repeats it with c'est. For example, Le rendez-vous, c'est demain "The appointment is tomorrow".

Phrase Breakdown

Mon anniversaire,

mohn ah-nee-vair-sair

My birthday,

"Mon" links to the vowel that follows: "mo-na-nee-vair-SAIR". Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Mon anniversaire est en été.

My birthday is in the summer.

Words in this phrase

Mon

[mohn]

Possessive adjective, first person singular.

Example

Mon livre est ici.

My book is here.

anniversaire

[ah-nee-vair-sair]

birthday

Noun used for a birthday; can also mean anniversary depending on context.

Example

L'anniversaire de ma sœur mérite une belle table.

My sister's birthday deserves a nice table.

c'est le cinq avril.

suh eh luh sank ah-VREEL

is the fifth of April.

Link "cinq" and "avril" smoothly: "say luh san-ka-VREEL".

Example

Pâques, c'est le cinq avril.

Easter is on April fifth.

Words in this phrase

[suh]

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

C'est incroyable.

It is incredible.

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

cinq

[sank]

five

The number five.

Example

J'ai cinq euros.

I have five euros.

avril

[ah-VREEL]

April

The fourth month of the year.

Example

Pâques est souvent en avril.

Easter is often in April.

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