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Birthdays: questions with 'cuándo'

I can say when my birthday is and ask others about their birthday.

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Birthdays: questions with 'cuándo'

I can say when my birthday is and ask others about their birthday.

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Key learning points

  1. The definite article 'el' can be used to mean 'on the' with birthdays. It is not used for today's date.
  2. To ask someone's birthday, we use the question ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
  3. To say when your birthday is, use ‘mi cumpleaños es el…’.
  4. We combine the numbers 1-31 and the months of the year to talk about birthdays.
  5. Practising vocabulary regularly helps reinforce learning and improves communication.

Keywords

  • El - masculine definite article 'the', also meaning on the when used with specific dates

  • Cuándo - question word meaning 'when'

Common misconception

To say what the date is, you always use the definite article 'the' as in English.

In Spanish, the definite article is used with specific dates, like birthdays. Unlike in English, 'the' is not used for today's date.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:buscar,to search, searching

to search, searching

Correct Answer:escuchar,to listen, listening

to listen, listening

Correct Answer:hablar,to speak, speaking

to speak, speaking

Correct Answer:jugar,to play, playing

to play, playing

Correct Answer:presentar,to present, presenting

to present, presenting

Correct Answer:pronunciar,to pronounce, pronouncing

to pronounce, pronouncing

Q2.
Order these months from earliest in the year to latest.
1 - enero
2 - marzo
3 - abril
4 - junio
5 - agosto
6 - octubre
7 - diciembre
Q3.
Which words have a feminine gender?
Correct answer: pregunta
cumpleaños
mes
Correct answer: razón
hambre
Q4.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:niño,boy

boy

Correct Answer:sed,thirst

thirst

Correct Answer:año,year

year

Correct Answer:clase,class

class

Correct Answer:amigo,friend

friend

Correct Answer:frase,sentence

sentence

Q5.
Fill in the missing word to day my birthday is 8th May. 'Mi es el ocho de mayo.'
Correct Answer: cumpleaños, cumpleanos
Q6.
'Today is the 26th of July.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Correct Answer: Hoy es veintiséis de julio.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which date means 'the 31st of October'?
el trece de octubre
Correct answer: el treinta y uno de octubre
el treinta y uno de agosto
el treinta de octubre
el tres de octubre
Q2.
Order these numbers from biggest to smallest.
1 - treinta
2 - veintiséis
3 - veintitrés
4 - veintiuno
5 - diecisiete
6 - catorce
7 - trece
Q3.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:tener,to have, having

to have, having

Correct Answer:responder a,to reply to, replying to

to reply to, replying to

Correct Answer:leer,to read, reading

to read, reading

Correct Answer:escribir,to write, writing

to write, writing

Correct Answer:pasar,to pass, to spend, passing, spending

to pass, to spend, passing, spending

Correct Answer:estar,to be, being

to be, being

Q4.
Order the words to say 'the month of March is always annoying'.
1 - el
2 - mes
3 - de
4 - marzo
5 - siempre
6 - es
7 - pesado
Q5.
'Soy muy activo en agosto.' Translate this sentence into English.
Correct Answer: I am very active in August.
Q6.
'When is her birthday?' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Correct Answer: ¿Cuándo es su cumpleaños?

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