Lesson 17: When's Your Birthday?

Vocabulary

Date – fecha
Birthday – cumpleaños
Today – hoy
Month – mes
January – enero
February – febrero
March – marzo
April – abril
May – mayo
June – junio
July – julio
August – agosto
September – septiembre
October – octubre
November – noviembre
December – diciembre
1st – first – primero
2nd – second – segundo
3rd – third – tercero
4th – fourth – cuarto
5th – fifth – quinto

Language Support

Situations:

Fecha → Today is September 12th.
Cumpleaños propio → My birthday is on April 21st.
Cumpleaños de él → His birthday is on July 30th.
Cumpleaños de ella → Her birthday is on January 16th.
Confirmar fecha → Is her birthday on July 11th?

Preguntar:

Cumpleaños → When is your birthday?
Otra persona → When is her birthday?
Familia → When is your brother’s birthday?
Fecha actual → What is the date today?
Confirmar → Is his birthday on March 5th?

Questions / Answers

Listen to the Audio – practise in this section with it.
(Escucha el audio – practica en esta sección con él.)

When is your birthday?
→ My birthday is on September 16th.

When is her birthday?
→ Her birthday is on October 13th.

When is his birthday?
→ His birthday is on November 2nd.

When is your mother’s birthday?
→ Her birthday is on June 12th.

Is her birthday on July 11th?
→ No, it isn’t.

What is the date today?
→ Today is March 11th.

Translation (Castilian Spanish)

When is your birthday? → ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
My birthday is on September 16th. → Mi cumpleaños es el 16 de septiembre.

When is her birthday? → ¿Cuándo es su cumpleaños?
Her birthday is on October 13th. → Su cumpleaños es el 13 de octubre.

When is his birthday? → ¿Cuándo es su cumpleaños?
His birthday is on November 2nd. → Su cumpleaños es el 2 de noviembre.

When is your mother’s birthday? → ¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu madre?
Her birthday is on June 12th. → Su cumpleaños es el 12 de junio.

Is her birthday on July 11th? → ¿Es su cumpleaños el 11 de julio?
No, it isn’t. → No, no lo es.

What is the date today? → ¿Qué fecha es hoy?
Today is March 11th. → Hoy es 11 de marzo.

Activation

Student must speak.
(El alumno debe hablar.)

Example:

When is your birthday?
→ My birthday is on July 22nd.

When is your sister’s birthday?
→ Her birthday is on May 17th.

When is your father’s birthday?
→ His birthday is on January 3rd.

What is the date today?
→ Today is August 23rd.

Translation:

¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
→ Mi cumpleaños es el 22 de julio.

¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu hermana?
→ Su cumpleaños es el 17 de mayo.

¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu padre?
→ Su cumpleaños es el 3 de enero.

¿Qué fecha es hoy?
→ Hoy es 23 de agosto.

Practice

Say one sentence about…
(Di una frase sobre…)

your birthday
your mother’s birthday
your brother’s or sister’s birthday
today’s date
a birthday in January
a birthday in December

Personal Questions

Record yourself answering the questions.
(Graba tu respuesta a las preguntas.)

When is your birthday?
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?

When is your mother’s or father’s birthday?
¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu madre o de tu padre?

When is your brother’s or sister’s birthday?
¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu hermano o de tu hermana?

When is your husband’s or wife’s birthday?
¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de tu marido o de tu mujer?

What is the date today?
¿Qué fecha es hoy?