How to Say ‘For Ana's birthday.’ in Mexican Spanish
Por el cumpleaños de Ana.
por el koom-pleh-AHN-yohs deh AH-nah
[por el koom-pleh-AHN-yohs deh AH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish usually says possession with [de]: [el cumpleaños de Ana], literally [the birthday of Ana]. You can reuse that pattern with family too: [la casa de mis suegros], [la hija de Laura].
Phrase Breakdown
Por el cumpleaños
por el koom-pleh-AHN-yohs
For the birthday
Explains the reason or occasion for the meal or event.
Compré un pastel por el cumpleaños.
I bought a cake for the birthday.
Words in this phrase
Por
[por]
for / because of
A preposition showing the reason for the event.
Todo fue por la alegría de verla.
Everything was because of the joy of seeing her.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
El motivo era muy especial.
The reason was very special.
cumpleaños
[koom-pleh-AHN-yohs]
birthday
A noun meaning birthday celebration or birthday itself.
El cumpleaños reunió a toda la familia.
The birthday brought the whole family together.
De Ana
deh AH-nah
Of Ana / Ana’s
Shows possession or relation; here it means Ana’s birthday.
Es el regalo de Ana.
It’s Ana’s gift.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition used to connect the birthday to Ana.
La sonrisa de Ana era enorme.
Ana's smile was huge.
Ana
[AH-nah]
Ana
A proper name.
Ana recibió muchos abrazos ese día.
Ana received many hugs that day.
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