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How to Say ‘It's for my wife's birthday.’ in Italian

È per il compleanno di mia moglie.

eh pehr eel kom-pleh-AHN-noh dee mee-ah MOHL-yeh

[eh pehr eel kom-pleh-AHN-noh dee mee-ah MOHL-yeh]

💬 Usage Tip: Family members in the singular drop the word "the": mia moglie, not la mia moglie. In the plural it comes back: le mie sorelle "my sisters".

Phrase Breakdown

È per il compleanno

eh pehr eel kom-pleh-AHN-noh

It's for the birthday

'È' is 'it is', said with an open 'e' sound. Stress 'compleAnno' on the double 'nn'.

Example

È per il compleanno di Marco.

It's for Marco's birthday.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

it is / is

Verb 'to be' used to identify or emphasize something important.

Example

È proprio questo il punto forte dell'azienda secondo molti dipendenti.

This is exactly the company's strong point according to many employees.

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

compleanno

[kom-pleh-AHN-noh]

birthday

The anniversary of one's birth.

Example

Buon compleanno!

Happy birthday!

di mia moglie.

dee mee-ah MOHL-yeh

of my wife

'moglie' has the 'gli' sound, like 'lli' in 'million'. Stress is on 'MO'.

Example

Questa è la borsa di mia moglie.

This is my wife's bag.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

mia

[mee-ah]

Belonging to the speaker.

Example

Mia madre è qui.

My mother is here.

moglie

[MOHL-yeh]

wife

Married female partner.

Example

Mia moglie è italiana.

My wife is Italian.

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