Birthdays: questions with 'cuándo'
I can say when my birthday is and ask others about their birthday.
Birthdays: questions with 'cuándo'
I can say when my birthday is and ask others about their birthday.
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Key learning points
- The definite article 'el' can be used to mean 'on the' with birthdays. It is not used for today's date.
- To ask someone's birthday, we use the question ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
- To say when your birthday is, use ‘mi cumpleaños es el…’.
- We combine the numbers 1-31 and the months of the year to talk about birthdays.
- 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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