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How to Say ‘My birthday is October tenth.’ in Italian

Il mio compleanno è il dieci ottobre.

eel MEE-oh kom-pleh-AHN-noh eh eel DEE-eh-chee ot-TOH-breh

[eel MEE-oh kom-pleh-AHN-noh eh eel DEE-eh-chee ot-TOH-breh]

Phrase Breakdown

Il mio compleanno

eel MEE-oh kom-pleh-AHN-noh

My birthday

This is the subject. 'Il mio' means 'my' (the article plus the possessive). Stress 'AHN' in 'compleanno'.

Example

Il mio compleanno è a maggio.

My birthday is in May.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

The masculine singular definite article, equivalent to "the."

Example

Nella frase "Il ritardo", "Il" è l'articolo.

In the phrase "The delay," "Il" is the article.

mio

[MEE-oh]

Possessive pronoun indicating ownership or connection.

Example

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.

Example

Per il compleanno vorremmo una torta piccola.

For the birthday we would like a small cake.

è il dieci ottobre.

eh eel DEE-eh-chee ot-TOH-breh

is October 10th.

'È' (is) links the subject to the date. Glide 'è il' together: 'eh-eel'. Then say the date: 'il' + number + month.

Example

L'esame è il dieci ottobre.

The exam is on October 10th.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

Third person singular of 'essere', meaning 'is'.

Example

È molto vicino.

It is very near.

[eel]

the

The masculine singular definite article, equivalent to "the."

Example

Nella frase "Il ritardo", "Il" è l'articolo.

In the phrase "The delay," "Il" is the article.

dieci

[DEE-eh-chee]

Ten

The number equivalent to the sum of five plus five.

Example

Il ristorante chiude alle dieci.

The restaurant closes at ten.

ottobre

[ot-TOH-breh]

October

The tenth month of the year.

Example

Viaggio inizia il primo ottobre.

The trip starts on the first of October.

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