How to Say ‘My sister's birthday is in December.’ in Portuguese
A minha irmã faz anos em dezembro.
ah MEE-nyah eer-MAH fahzh AH-noosh ayn dez-EHM-broo
[ah MEE-nyah eer-MAH fahzh AH-noosh ayn dez-EHM-broo]
Phrase Breakdown
A minha irmã
ah MEE-nyah eer-MAH
my sister
Refers to the speaker's sister; 'minha' agrees with the feminine noun 'irmã'.
A minha irmã mora no Porto.
My sister lives in Porto.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
the
Feminine singular definite article, used before feminine nouns.
A minha irmã faz anos em dezembro.
My sister has her birthday in December.
minha
[MEE-nyah]
my
Possessive adjective meaning 'my', used before feminine nouns.
A minha irmã vive em Faro.
My sister lives in Faro.
irmã
[eer-MAH]
sister
Means 'sister'.
A minha irmã estuda medicina.
My sister studies medicine.
Faz anos
fahzh AH-noosh
has a birthday
European Portuguese expression for celebrating a birthday.
Ela faz anos no sábado.
She has her birthday on Saturday.
Words in this phrase
faz
[fahzh]
has / does
From the verb 'fazer'; in 'faz anos' it expresses having a birthday.
A minha irmã faz anos em dezembro.
My sister has her birthday in December.
anos
[AH-noosh]
years
Literally 'years'; part of the expression 'faz anos'.
A minha irmã faz dezoito anos hoje.
My sister turns eighteen today.
Em dezembro.
ayn dez-EHM-broo
in December.
Gives the month when the birthday happens.
O Natal é em dezembro.
Christmas is in December.
Words in this phrase
em
[ayn]
in
Preposition used for months and time expressions.
O exame é em dezembro.
The exam is in December.
dezembro
[dez-EHM-broo]
December
The month of December.
A minha irmã faz anos em dezembro.
My sister has her birthday in December.
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