How to Say ‘Let's talk about birthdays.’ in Japanese
おたんじょうびのはなしをしよう。
o tanjou bi no hanashi o shiyou
[oh tan-joh bee noh hah-nah-shee oh shee-yoh]
💬 Usage Tip: This combines [おたんじょうび] + [の] + [はなし] + [をしよう]. Literally, "Let's do birthday talk."
🇯🇵 In Japan: Talking about birthdays is a common easy topic in language classes because it teaches dates, family words, and seasons all at once.
Phrase Breakdown
おたんじょうび
o tanjou bi
birthday
A polite way to say “birthday.” The お makes it softer and more natural in many everyday phrases.
おたんじょうび おめでとう。
Happy birthday.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
The polite prefix お makes the word sound more courteous and gentle.
おちゃをのみます。
I drink tea.
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 the word for birthday.
たんじょうをいわいます。
We celebrate a birth.
び
bi
[bee]
day
び means day in compounds and completes the word たんじょうび, birthday.
びがながいです。
The day is long.
の
no
[noh]
of
の links nouns and often shows possession or connection, like 'of' or apostrophe s in English.
ともだちのはなしです。
It is a friend's story.
はなし
hanashi
[hah-nah-shee]
story; talk
はなし can mean a story, a conversation, or something someone says.
はなしがすきです。
I like stories.
をしよう
o shiyou
let’s do; let’s have
A casual invitation form. Here it means “let’s talk about it.”
いっしょにべんきょうしよう。
Let's study together.
Words in this phrase
を
o
[oh]
object marker
を marks the direct object of a verb, showing what the action is done to.
ほんをよみます。
I read a book.
しよう
shiyou
[shee-yoh]
let's do
しよう is a casual volitional form meaning 'let's do' or 'I will do.'
べんきょうしよう。
Let's study.
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