How to Say ‘Hey, when's your birthday?’ in Spain Spanish
Oye, ¿cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
OH-yeh KWAHN-doh ehs too koom-pleh-AHN-yohs
[OH-yeh KWAHN-doh ehs too koom-pleh-AHN-yohs]
Phrase Breakdown
Oye, ¿cuándo
OH-yeh KWAHN-doh
Hey, when
'Oye' (from 'oír') is a friendly way to get someone's attention, said 'O-ye'. 'Cuándo' carries an accent because it asks a question, and the stress falls on 'CUÁN'.
Oye, ¿cuándo vienes?
Hey, when are you coming?
Words in this phrase
Oye
[OH-yeh]
Hey
A way to get someone's attention.
Oye, mira esto.
Hey, look at this.
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 tu cumpleaños?
ehs too koom-pleh-AHN-yohs
is your birthday?
'Cumpleaños' means 'birthday'. Stress the 'ÑOS' at the end, and say 'ñ' like the 'ny' in 'canyon'. Let your voice rise at the end of the question.
¿Mañana es tu cumpleaños?
Is your birthday tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
es
[ehs]
is
A form of the verb ser used to describe identity or essential characteristics.
«Es» muy familiar trabajar aquí.
Working here is very family-like.
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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