How to Say ‘Has a birthday’ in Mexican Spanish
Cumple años
KOOM-pleh AHN-yohs
[KOOM-pleh AHN-yohs]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish usually says [cumplir años] for birthdays, literally [complete years]. Use it with different people: [cumplo años en julio], [mi hijo cumple años mañana].
Phrase Breakdown
Cumple
[KOOM-pleh]
has / turns
Part of the common birthday expression "cumple años."
Mi primo cumple años en junio.
My cousin has his birthday in June.
años
[AHN-yohs]
years
Literally "years," but together with "cumple" it forms the expression for having a birthday.
Mi primo cumple años en junio.
My cousin has his birthday in June.
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