How to Say ‘My birthday’ in Italian
Il mio compleanno
eel MEE-oh kom-pleh-AHN-noh
[eel MEE-oh kom-pleh-AHN-noh]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian keeps il before "my": il mio compleanno, literally "the my birthday". The same goes for la mia casa "my house".
Phrase Breakdown
Il
[eel]
the
The masculine singular definite article, equivalent to "the."
Nella frase "Il ritardo", "Il" è l'articolo.
In the phrase "The delay," "Il" is the article.
mio
[MEE-oh]
my
Possessive pronoun indicating ownership or connection.
Il mio lavoro è interessante.
My job is interesting.
compleanno
[kom-pleh-AHN-noh]
birthday
The day or celebration of someone's birth; common in restaurant reservation contexts.
Per il compleanno vorremmo una torta piccola.
For the birthday we would like a small cake.
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