How to Say ‘My grandmother's birthday’ in Spain Spanish
El cumpleaños de mi abuela
el koom-play-AHN-yos deh mee ah-BWEH-lah
[el koom-play-AHN-yos deh mee ah-BWEH-lah]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often uses [de] where English uses apostrophe-s: [el cumpleaños de mi abuela] = "my grandmother's birthday." Same pattern: [el cumpleaños de mi hermano], [la casa de Ana].
Phrase Breakdown
El cumpleaños
el koom-play-AHN-yos
The birthday
Noun phrase for the birthday celebration or date.
El cumpleaños de Ana es hoy.
Ana’s birthday is today.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
A masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
El cumpleaños de mi abuela es muy especial.
My grandmother's birthday is very special.
cumpleaños
[koom-play-AHN-yos]
birthday
A noun meaning 'birthday'; literally it comes from 'to complete years'.
El cumpleaños de mi abuela es en otoño.
My grandmother's birthday is in autumn.
De mi abuela
deh mee ah-BWEH-lah
Of my grandmother / my grandmother’s
Possessive phrase showing that the birthday belongs to the speaker’s grandmother.
Es de mi abuela.
It is my grandmother’s.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition used to link nouns and show possession or relation.
El regalo de mi abuela está listo.
My grandmother's gift is ready.
mi
[mee]
my
A possessive adjective meaning 'my'.
El cumpleaños de mi abuela siempre es alegre.
My grandmother's birthday is always joyful.
abuela
[ah-BWEH-lah]
grandmother
A noun for a female grandparent.
Mi abuela prepara una tarta para su cumpleaños.
My grandmother makes a cake for her birthday.
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