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How to Say ‘My birthday is on the tenth of June.’ in German

Ich habe am zehnten Juni Geburtstag.

ikh HAH-buh ahm TSAYN-ten YOO-nee guh-BOORTS-tahk

[ikh HAH-buh ahm TSAYN-ten YOO-nee guh-BOORTS-tahk]

🇩🇪 In Germany: At work in Germany, the birthday person usually brings the cake for colleagues, rather than being treated.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe

ikh HAH-buh

I have

'Ich' has the soft 'ch' sound, like a gentle hiss, not a 'k'. 'Habe' is pronounced 'HAH-buh'.

Example

Ich habe einen Hund.

I have a dog.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

Possess, own, or hold.

Example

Ich habe viele Fragen.

I have many questions.

am zehnten Juni

ahm TSAYN-ten YOO-nee

on the tenth of June

This date phrase sits in the middle of the sentence, before 'Geburtstag', because the time comes before the object in German. The 'z' sounds like 'ts'.

Example

Wir fahren am zehnten Juni weg.

We are going away on the tenth of June.

Words in this phrase

[ahm]

on the

Contracted preposition and article used before days.

Example

Am Montag passt es leider nicht.

On Monday it unfortunately does not work.

zehnten

[TSAYN-ten]

tenth

Form of 'zehnte' after 'am', used to give a date.

Example

Der Kurs beginnt am zehnten September.

The course starts on the tenth of September.

Juni

[YOO-nee]

June

The sixth month of the year; masculine noun (der Juni).

Example

Im Juni ist es warm.

In June it is warm.

Geburtstag.

guh-BOORTS-tahk

birthday.

It ends the sentence. Literally the sentence is 'I have on the tenth of June birthday'. Stress the second syllable: ge-BURTS-tahk.

Example

Sie hat morgen Geburtstag.

It's her birthday tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Geburtstag

[guh-BOORTS-tahk]

birthday

The day and month you were born; often used for identification at a doctor’s office.

Example

Mit „Mein Geburtstag ist“ nennt man den „Geburtstag“ zur Identifikation.

With “My birthday is,” one gives the “birthday” for identification.

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