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La Palabra del Día : el cumpleaños

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el cumpleaños (noun) birthday

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Estoy planeando donar mis ojos en mis vigésimo quinto cumpleaños.

I'm planning to donate my eyes on my 25th birthday.

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updated May 20, 2011
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish. - Vaanz, May 19, 2011
wow, jeje, now how appropriate is that!!! it is Paralee's birthday!! ..en mi vigésimo..... - 00494d19, May 19, 2011
What!?! On you 25th birthday? That's young, what are you going to do for eyes? =( - DJ_Huero, May 19, 2011
Very good, Vaanz! :) Vigésimo ( tilde) :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011

23 Answers

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Today is my birthday, congratulate me, because tomorrow may never come to me.

Hoy es mi cumpleaños, felicitadme, porque podría no llegar a mañana.

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updated May 20, 2011
edited by migelis
posted by migelis
Good one :) - Dua_Cairo, May 19, 2011
Gracias Broksa_Del_Mar:) - migelis, May 19, 2011
Excellent idea :) - Fidalgo, May 19, 2011
Gracias mi amigo:) - migelis, May 19, 2011
Jejeje :) - EL_MAG0, May 19, 2011
Awwww! How cute! Felicitadme, porque podría no llegar a mañana. Well done, Migelis! :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011
Muchas gracias, Cogu:) - migelis, May 20, 2011
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Los cumpleaños son buenos para ti. Las estadísticas demuestran que la gente que tiene más, vive más raspberry.

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.

Incidentally, on the 19th of May last year the word was cumpleaños raspberry. Happy Birthday, Paralee and Nizhoni smile

updated May 19, 2011
edited by --Jen--
posted by --Jen--
Very clever Jenny! :) - Nicole-B, May 19, 2011
Thanks, Nicole:) - --Jen--, May 19, 2011
Nice statististcs No doubt you are correct :) - EL_MAG0, May 19, 2011
Nice idea:) - migelis, May 19, 2011
...que la gente que más tiene, vive más. ( remove the word 'largo') Excellent, Jenny! :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011
Thanks, Cogu :) - --Jen--, May 19, 2011
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El cumpleaños tradicional de Jesucristo se celebra el 25 de diciembre en todo el mundo.

The traditional birthday of Jesus Christ is celebrated on December 25th around the world.

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updated May 20, 2011
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
Would celebrar be prederite or imperfect? - Maria-Russell, May 19, 2011
"se celebra el 25 de diciembre" (present tense) Well done, Maria! :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011
Thanks cogumela - Maria-Russell, May 19, 2011
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Voy a cumplir veintinueve de nuevo en mi cumpleaños.

I am turning twenty-nine again on my birthday.

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updated May 19, 2011
edited by Tosh
posted by Tosh
Corrijan siempre mi español si es necesario, por favor. - Tosh, May 19, 2011
Impressive image :) - Fidalgo, May 19, 2011
We will have the fire department on stand-by for my birthday. :) - 0066c384, May 19, 2011
Voy a volver a cumplir 29... Well done, Tosh, and congratulations! :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011
I thought "volver" was to REturn... not to turn? - Tosh, May 19, 2011
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¿Qué quieres hacer para tu cumpleaños?

What do you want to do for your birthday?

updated May 19, 2011
edited by 0066c384
posted by 0066c384
Qué ...... :) looks like a typo :) - EL_MAG0, May 19, 2011
Good sentences :) - EL_MAG0, May 19, 2011
Thanks, amor! :) - 0066c384, May 19, 2011
"para" tu cumpleaños? Very good, dogwood! :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011
Gracias! :) - 0066c384, May 19, 2011
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Tuve demasiados cumpleaños, pero no tuve bastantes fiestas.

I had too many birthdays, but I did not have enough parties.

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updated May 19, 2011
posted by pesta
:) - migelis, May 19, 2011
Genial, pesta! :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011
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My birthday is on July. I like to celebrate it with my family.

Mi cumpleaños es en julio. Me gusta celebrarlo con mi familia.

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updated May 19, 2011
posted by Miro74
Nice image :) - Fidalgo, May 19, 2011
I shall be watching and waiting to wish you happy birthday. - ray76, May 19, 2011
nice, Miro:) - migelis, May 19, 2011
Thank you :) - Miro74, May 19, 2011
Perfect, Miro! :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011
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Hay algunos cumpleaños que una persona puede desear a omitir.

There are some birthdays that a person might want to skip.

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updated May 19, 2011
posted by sanlee
If I skip 60, does that get me to 61 sooner? :) - pesta, May 19, 2011
I don't think it works that way, but good try. - sanlee, May 19, 2011
"desear omitir" ( no preposition) Well done, sanlee! :D - cogumela, May 19, 2011
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Vamos a hacer una fiesta para el cumpleaños de mi hija la próxima semana.

We are going to have a party for my daughter's birthday next week.

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updated May 19, 2011
posted by Nicole-B
Perfect, Nicole! :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011
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Mi tía cumple cien años en su siguiente cumpleaños. My aunt reaches 100 years on her next birthday.

updated May 20, 2011
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
Wow, great:) - migelis, May 19, 2011
Mi tía "cumple"... Great, Jennyo! :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011
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A mucha gente no le gustan los cumpleaños, pero es mucho mejor tener uno que no tenerlo.

Many people don't like birthdays, but it's much better to have one than not to.

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updated May 19, 2011
edited by theresa5
posted by theresa5
... que no tenerlo. Good, theresa! :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011
Thanks! - theresa5, May 19, 2011
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¡Feliz cumpleaños a ti! ¡Feliz cumpleaños a ti! ¡Feliz cumpleaños a Paralee! ¡Feliz cumpleaños a ti!

Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to Paralee! Happy birthday to you!

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Happy Bithday Paralee smile

updated May 19, 2011
edited by EL_MAG0
posted by EL_MAG0
Bien hecho mi amigo:) - migelis, May 19, 2011
Gracias amigo :) - EL_MAG0, May 19, 2011
ti ( no tilde) The rest is perfect, of course! :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011
Thank you Cogu :) - EL_MAG0, May 19, 2011
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Al envejecer uno tiende a olvidar el día en que cae tu cumpleaños, incluso ¡cuántos años tienes!

As you get older, you tend to forget what day your birthday falls on, even what age you are!

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updated May 19, 2011
edited by dewclaw
posted by dewclaw
Al envejecer, uno tiende a olvidar el día ... Well done, dew! :D - cogumela, May 19, 2011
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No pude celebrar mi cumpleaños el marzo pasado porque mis padres no tuvieron dinero a esa hora

I wasn't able to celebrate my birthday last March because my parents had no money at that time

updated May 19, 2011
posted by Dennis_the_Adventurer
Aw, sorry about that Dennis the X! - amykay, May 19, 2011
...no 'tenían dinero en ese momento'. Well done, Dennis!!! :D - cogumela, May 19, 2011
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¡Qué coincidencia! hoy es el cumpleaños de nuestra profesora Paralee Whitmire. ¡¡¡¡¡¡Feliz cumpleaño Paralee!!!!!!!

What a coincidence, today is our teacher's, Paralee Whitmire's, birthday. Happy birthday Paralee!!!!!!!

updated May 19, 2011
edited by Yeser007
posted by Yeser007
Brilliant, Gary!! Tiny typo: "cumpleaños" Very good! :) - cogumela, May 19, 2011