How to Say ‘My mother's birthday’ in Spain Spanish
El cumpleaños de mi madre
el koom-play-AHN-yohs deh mee MAH-dray
[el koom-play-AHN-yohs deh mee MAH-dray]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish usually says possession with [de], not an apostrophe: [el cumpleaños de mi madre]. You can reuse that pattern easily: [el coche de mi padre].
Phrase Breakdown
El cumpleaños
el koom-play-AHN-yohs
The birthday
Noun phrase meaning the birthday celebration or date.
El cumpleaños es en marzo.
The birthday is in March.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
The masculine singular definite article used with cumpleaños.
El cumpleaños de mi madre es especial.
My mother's birthday is special.
cumpleaños
[koom-play-AHN-yohs]
birthday
The day someone was born; here it refers to the mother's birthday.
El cumpleaños de mi madre es en mayo.
My mother's birthday is in May.
De mi madre
deh mee MAH-dray
Of my mother / my mother’s
Possessive relationship showing that the birthday belongs to the speaker’s mother.
Es de mi madre.
It is my mother’s.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
Links cumpleaños with mi madre to show possession.
El cumpleaños de mi madre es mañana.
My mother's birthday is tomorrow.
mi
[mee]
my
A possessive adjective meaning my, used before madre.
El cumpleaños de mi madre es en abril.
My mother's birthday is in April.
madre
[MAH-dray]
mother
The word for mother, referring to the speaker's mom.
El cumpleaños de mi madre es pronto.
My mother's birthday is soon.
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