How to Say ‘Birthday of’ in Japanese
のたんじょうび
no tanjou bi
[noh tan-joh bee]
💬 Usage Tip: This chunk follows a noun, as in [母のたんじょうび]. [の] connects the owner and the thing owned.
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Phrase Breakdown
の
no
[noh]
of
の links nouns and often shows possession or connection, like 'of' or apostrophe s in English.
かぞくのたんじょうびです。
It is the family's birthday.
たんじょう
tanjou
[tan-joh]
birth
たんじょう means birth or coming into the world, and it forms part of birthday.
たんじょうをいわうひです。
It is a day to celebrate birth.
び
bi
[bee]
day
び means day in compounds and completes the word たんじょうび.
びがたいせつです。
The day is important.
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