How to Say ‘Has a birthday in December’ in Spain Spanish
Cumple años en diciembre
KOOM-pleh AH-nyohs en dee-thye-EM-bray
[KOOM-pleh AH-nyohs en dee-thye-EM-bray]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often says [cumplir años] instead of a literal [have a birthday]. The same verb is used for ages too: [cumplo treinta años].
Phrase Breakdown
Cumple años
KOOM-pleh AH-nyohs
Has a birthday / turns years old
Verb phrase used to say someone’s birthday is in a certain month.
Mi madre cumple años en junio.
My mother has her birthday in June.
Words in this phrase
Cumple
[KOOM-pleh]
turns / has
A form of "cumplir" used in the expression for having a birthday.
Mi abuelo cumple años en diciembre.
My grandfather has his birthday in December.
años
[AH-nyohs]
years
Means "years" and is part of the set phrase "cumple años" for birthdays.
Mi abuelo cumple años en diciembre.
My grandfather has his birthday in December.
En diciembre
en dee-thye-EM-bray
In December
Prepositional phrase indicating the month of December.
Nació en diciembre.
He was born in December.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in
A preposition used before months.
Mi abuelo cumple años en diciembre.
My grandfather has his birthday in December.
diciembre
[dee-thye-EM-bray]
December
The month of December.
Mi abuelo cumple años en diciembre.
My grandfather has his birthday in December.
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