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How to Say ‘When's your birthday?’ in Italian

Quando è il tuo compleanno?

KWAHN-doh eh eel toh-oh kom-pleh-AHN-noh

[KWAHN-doh eh eel toh-oh kom-pleh-AHN-noh]

Phrase Breakdown

Quando è

KWAHN-doh eh

When is

Join the two words smoothly: KWAHN-doh EH. The 'è' has an open 'e' sound.

Example

Quando è la festa?

When is the party?

Words in this phrase

Quando

[KWAHN-doh]

when

Subordinating word meaning 'when,' introducing a time clause.

Example

Quando viaggia, controlla sempre la mappa.

When he travels, he always checks the map.

[eh]

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

Example

È molto vicino.

It is very near.

il tuo compleanno?

eel toh-oh kom-pleh-AHN-noh

your birthday?

Let your voice rise at the end to make it a question. Hold the double 'n' in 'compleanno'.

Example

Ti piace il tuo compleanno?

Do you like your birthday?

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.

tuo

[toh-oh]

your

Possessive adjective in Italian.

Example

Qual è il tuo nome?

What is your name?

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.

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