How to Say ‘My grandmother's birthday is in July.’ in Portuguese
A minha avó faz anos em julho.
ah MEE-nyah ah-VOH fahsh AH-noosh ayng zhoo-LYOO
[ah MEE-nyah ah-VOH fahsh AH-noosh ayng zhoo-LYOO]
Phrase Breakdown
A minha avó
ah MEE-nyah ah-VOH
my grandmother
Refers to the speaker's grandmother; 'avó' is feminine.
A minha avó cozinha muito bem.
My grandmother cooks very well.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
the
Feminine singular definite article, here used before a family noun.
A minha avó faz anos em julho.
My grandmother has her birthday in July.
minha
[MEE-nyah]
my
Possessive word used with feminine nouns to mean 'my'.
A minha avó faz anos em julho.
My grandmother has her birthday in July.
avó
[ah-VOH]
grandmother
A feminine noun meaning 'grandmother'.
A minha avó faz anos em julho.
My grandmother has her birthday in July.
Faz anos
fahsh AH-noosh
has a birthday
Standard expression for birthday celebrations in Portugal.
A minha avó faz anos hoje.
My grandmother has her birthday today.
Words in this phrase
faz
[fahsh]
does / has
From the verb fazer; in the expression faz anos, it means 'has a birthday' or literally 'turns years'.
A minha avó faz anos em julho.
My grandmother has her birthday in July.
anos
[AH-noosh]
years
Plural of ano; in fazer anos, it is part of the expression for having a birthday.
A minha avó faz anos em julho.
My grandmother has her birthday in July.
Em julho.
ayng zhoo-LYOO
in July.
States the month of the birthday.
As aulas acabam em julho.
Classes end in July.
Words in this phrase
em
[ayng]
in
A preposition used before months, meaning 'in'.
A minha avó faz anos em julho.
My grandmother has her birthday in July.
julho
[zhoo-LYOO]
July
The month of July.
A minha avó faz anos em julho.
My grandmother has her birthday in July.
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