How to Say ‘Has a birthday’ in Portuguese
Faz anos
fahzh AH-noosh
[fahzh AH-noosh]
💬 Usage Tip: [fazer anos] is the usual Portuguese way to talk about having a birthday; it literally uses the verb "make." You can swap the person and the month: [Eu faço anos em junho], [Ela faz anos amanhã].
Phrase Breakdown
Faz
[fahzh]
has / does
From the verb 'fazer'; in the expression 'faz anos' it means someone is having a birthday.
O meu pai faz anos em agosto.
My father has his birthday in August.
anos
[AH-noosh]
years
Literally 'years'; in 'fazer anos' it is part of the expression for having a birthday.
Ela faz dezoito anos hoje.
She turns eighteen today.
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