How to Say ‘My wife's birthday’ in Japanese
妻の誕生日
tsuma no tanjoubi
[TSOO-mah noh tahn-JOH-blahth]
💬 Usage Tip: 妻 (tsuma) is how you refer to your own wife. For someone else's wife, use 奥さん (okusan). Many Japanese words for family members change like this depending on whose family you mean.
Phrase Breakdown
妻
tsuma
[TSOO-mah]
(my) wife
Neutral word for your own wife.
妻は料理が上手です。
My wife is good at cooking.
の
no
[noh]
of; 's
A particle that connects nouns, often showing possession or description.
今日の仕込みでのは名詞をつなぎます。
In kyou no shikomi, no connects nouns.
誕生日
tanjoubi
[tahn-JOH-blahth]
birthday
The anniversary of a person's birth.
誕生日おめでとう。
Happy birthday.
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