Basic dates: Discussing birthdays
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Key Phrases
Quando è il compleanno di tua madre?
When is your mother's birthday?
Mio padre compie gli anni il tre settembre.
My father's birthday is on September third.
Di solito facciamo una cena insieme.
We usually have a family dinner together.
Skills You'll Learn
Ask and answer questions about family members' birthdays.
Chiedere e rispondere sui compleanni dei membri della famiglia.
Use months and dates to talk about when events happen.
Usare mesi e date per dire quando succedono gli eventi.
Describe simple family traditions and celebrations.
Descrivere semplici tradizioni e celebrazioni familiari.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are chatting in Italian about family birthdays and how your family celebrates them together.
Quando è il compleanno di tua madre?
When is your mother’s birthday?
Il compleanno di mia madre è il dodici maggio.
My mother’s birthday is May twelfth.
E tuo padre, quando compie gli anni?
And your father, when is his birthday?
Mio padre compie gli anni il tre settembre.
My father’s birthday is September third.
Che bello. E tua sorella?
How nice. And your sister?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Quando
KWAHN-doh
When
È il compleanno
eh eel kohm-pleh-AHN-noh
Is the birthday
Di tua madre
dee TOO-ah MAH-dreh
Of your mother
Quando è il compleanno di tua madre?
KWAHN-doh eh eel kohm-pleh-AHN-noh dee TOO-ah MAH-dreh
When is your mother's birthday?
💬 Italian often uses [di] to link two nouns: [il compleanno di tua madre] = "your mother's birthday." You can reuse the same pattern with other people: [il compleanno di mio padre], [il compleanno di Anna].
See breakdown →Il compleanno
eel kohm-pleh-AHN-noh
The birthday
Di mia madre
dee MEE-ah MAH-dreh
Of my mother
È il dodici maggio
eh eel DOH-dee-chee MAHD-joh
Is on May twelfth
💬 With dates, Italian usually puts the article before the day number: [il dodici maggio], [il tre settembre]. For months on their own, no article: [a maggio], [a dicembre].
See breakdown →Il compleanno di mia madre è il dodici maggio.
eel kohm-pleh-AHN-noh dee MEE-ah MAH-dreh eh eel DOH-dee-chee MAHD-joh
My mother's birthday is May twelfth.
💬 With dates, Italian usually puts the article before the day number: [il dodici maggio], [il tre settembre]. For months on their own, no article: [a maggio], [a dicembre].
See breakdown →E
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