How to Say ‘My father's birthday is in August.’ in German
Mein Vater hat im August Geburtstag.
mine FAH-ter haht im ow-GOOST geh-BOORTS-tahk
[mine FAH-ter haht im ow-GOOST geh-BOORTS-tahk]
Phrase Breakdown
Mein Vater
mine FAH-ter
my father
Subject of the sentence.
Mein Vater liest Zeitung.
My father reads the newspaper.
Words in this phrase
Mein
[mine]
my
A possessive word meaning something belongs to me. Here it matches a masculine noun.
Mein Vater hat im August Geburtstag.
My father has his birthday in August.
Vater
[FAH-ter]
father
A family word for your male parent.
Mein Vater hat im August Geburtstag.
My father has his birthday in August.
hat
[haht]
has
A form of the verb "haben" meaning "has." In German, you say someone "has" a birthday.
Mein Vater hat im August Geburtstag.
My father has his birthday in August.
Im August Geburtstag
im ow-GOOST geh-BOORTS-tahk
in August, birthday
Time expression showing that the birthday is in August.
Wir fahren im August ans Meer.
We are going to the sea in August.
Words in this phrase
im
[im]
in the
A contraction of "in dem." Here it is used before a month name.
Mein Vater hat im August Geburtstag.
My father has his birthday in August.
August
[ow-GOOST]
August
The month of August.
Mein Vater hat im August Geburtstag.
My father has his birthday in August.
Geburtstag
[geh-BOORTS-tahk]
birthday
The yearly anniversary of birth.
Mein Vater hat im August Geburtstag.
My father has his birthday in August.
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