How to Say ‘My father's birthday is September third.’ in Italian
Mio padre compie gli anni il tre settembre.
MEE-oh PAH-dreh KOHM-pyeh lyee AHN-nee eel treh set-TEM-breh
[MEE-oh PAH-dreh KOHM-pyeh lyee AHN-nee eel treh set-TEM-breh]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian dates normally use the article before the day number: [il tre settembre], [il venti luglio]. That [il] stays even after verbs like [compie] or [è].
Phrase Breakdown
Mio padre
MEE-oh PAH-dreh
My father
Refers to the speaker's father.
Mio padre cucina bene.
My father cooks well.
Words in this phrase
Mio
[MEE-oh]
my
Possessive adjective for a singular masculine noun.
Mio padre compie gli anni il tre settembre.
My father's birthday is on the third of September.
padre
[PAH-dreh]
father
Refers to my dad.
Mio padre compie gli anni il tre settembre.
My father's birthday is on the third of September.
Compie gli anni
KOHM-pyeh lyee AHN-nee
Has a birthday / turns years old
Standard expression for celebrating a birthday.
Lei compie gli anni oggi.
She has her birthday today.
Words in this phrase
compie
[KOHM-pyeh]
has / celebrates
Verb used in the birthday expression 'compiere gli anni'.
Mio padre compie gli anni il tre settembre.
My father's birthday is on the third of September.
gli
[lyee]
the
Article used in the expression 'gli anni'.
Mio padre compie gli anni il tre settembre.
My father's birthday is on the third of September.
anni
[AHN-nee]
years
Literally 'years'; in this phrase it means birthday.
Mio padre compie gli anni il tre settembre.
My father's birthday is on the third of September.
Il tre settembre
eel treh set-TEM-breh
On September 3rd
Gives a specific date.
La scuola inizia il primo settembre.
School starts on September 1st.
Words in this phrase
il
[eel]
the
Article used before the day of the month.
Mio padre compie gli anni il tre settembre.
My father's birthday is on the third of September.
tre
[treh]
three / third
Number used in dates for the third day.
Mio padre compie gli anni il tre settembre.
My father's birthday is on the third of September.
settembre
[set-TEM-breh]
September
The month of September.
Mio padre compie gli anni il tre settembre.
My father's birthday is on the third of September.
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