cumpleaños
nounCEFR A1High frequency
What does “cumpleaños” mean in English?
birthday
Example sentences
Mi cumpleaños es en mayo.
My birthday is in May.
¡Feliz cumpleaños!
Happy birthday!
Tengo dos cumpleaños esta semana.
I have two birthdays this week.
How to use it
Cumpleaños means 'birthday'. Compound: cumple (turns) + años (years). Grammatically singular despite the -s ending: el cumpleaños.
Common mistake
Cumpleaños is grammatically singular ('el cumpleaños'), even though it ends in -s. Plural form is identical: dos cumpleaños.