How to Say ‘When is your birthday?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
KWAHN-doh ess too koom-pleh-AHN-yohs
[KWAHN-doh ess too koom-pleh-AHN-yohs]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cuándo es
KWAHN-doh ess
When is
'Cuándo' means 'when' in questions and carries an accent. Link the final 'o' to 'es': 'KWAN-doh-es'.
¿Cuándo es la fiesta?
When is the party?
Words in this phrase
Cuándo
[KWAHN-doh]
when (in questions)
Question word used to ask about time. With “desde” it becomes “since when?”.
¿Desde cuándo empezaste a confiar en Jesús? (Desde cuándo)
Since when did you start trusting Jesus?
es
[ess]
is
Form of ser used in price questions like how much is it.
Es demasiado caro para mí.
It is too expensive for me.
tu cumpleaños?
too koom-pleh-AHN-yohs
your birthday?
'Tu' is informal 'your'. 'Cumpleaños' combines 'cumple' (completes) and 'años' (years). The 'ñ' sounds like 'ny': 'koom-pleh-AH-nyos'.
Mañana es mi cumpleaños.
Tomorrow is my birthday.
Words in this phrase
tu
[too]
your (informal singular)
Possessive adjective used with singular nouns; in dialogue it personalizes: your tradition, your view.
Tu manera de hablar de Jesús puede ser distinta a la mía.
Your way of talking about Jesus may be different from mine.
cumpleaños
[koom-pleh-AHN-yohs]
birthday
A celebration of the day someone was born.
Celebramos el cumpleaños en un restaurante.
We celebrate the birthday in a restaurant.
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