How to Say ‘When is your mom's birthday?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu mamá?
KWAHN-doh ess el koom-play-AHN-yohs deh too mah-MAH
[KWAHN-doh ess el koom-play-AHN-yohs deh too mah-MAH]
💬 Usage Tip: To ask when something happens, Spanish uses [¿Cuándo es ...?] for many events: [¿Cuándo es la fiesta?] or [¿Cuándo es tu examen?]. For birthdays, Spanish usually says [el cumpleaños de ...] instead of using an apostrophe.
Phrase Breakdown
Cuándo
[KWAHN-doh]
when
A question word used to ask about time or dates.
¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu mamá? es una pregunta útil.
When is your mom's birthday? is a useful question.
es
[ess]
is
A form of the verb ser, used here to ask when something takes place.
¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu mamá? pregunta Ana.
When is your mom's birthday? asks Ana.
El cumpleaños de tu mamá
el koom-play-AHN-yohs deh too mah-MAH
your mom's birthday
A phrase referring to the birthday belonging to the listener's mother.
El cumpleaños de tu mamá es en mayo.
Your mom's birthday is in May.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
The masculine singular definite article, meaning the.
¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu mamá? quiero saber la fecha.
When is your mom's birthday? I want to know the date.
cumpleaños
[koom-play-AHN-yohs]
birthday
The word for birthday.
¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu mamá? para comprar un regalo.
When is your mom's birthday? so I can buy a gift.
de
[deh]
of
A preposition meaning of or from; here it shows possession.
¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu mamá? no lo recuerdo.
When is your mom's birthday? I don't remember it.
tu
[too]
your
An informal possessive word used to say something belongs to you.
¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu mamá? lo pregunto por tu familia.
When is your mom's birthday? I ask because of your family.
mamá
[mah-MAH]
mom
A common and affectionate word for mother.
¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu mamá? ella va a festejar.
When is your mom's birthday? She is going to celebrate.
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