"Cumpleanos"

Question

Please tell me what 'Cumpleanos' means in English? Can you give me its usage in every day language? Thanks.

Answer 1

Cumpleaños comes from cumplir (to complete) and años (years). We can say: Hoy es mi cumleaños / Hoy cumplo 15 años: It means today is my birthday / I have completed 15 years of living. So when we celebrate completing 15 years, during the next year we say we are 16 years old, but these 16 years are not completed.

In English this celebration is referred to as the 16th birthday celebration, but it is really just the beginning of year 16.

Interesting. In the US birthdays are anniversary celebrations of the birth. The 16th birthday is at the end of the 16 year. Six months later say we are 16 when we are really 16.5. - 00551866, Feb 4, 2015

we here it is if you noticed it missing. - 00551866, Feb 4, 2015

Answer 2

Concuerdo con Nomii, es una palabra "clave" dependiente de una fecha personal, como la palabra aniversario, no es una palabra que se use todos los días, pero si es una palabra que puedes escuchar cuando surge el tema.

http://vocaroo.com/i/s19umP0K63sR

:) cuando surge - FELIZ77, Feb 3, 2015

jajaja si, se me pasó ese error ortográfico. - Gex-Thunderstrom, Feb 4, 2015

Answer 3

Cumpleaños means Birthday in english.

feliz cumpleaños a ti: happy birthday to you

feliz cumpleaños amiga: happy birthday friend (girl)

feliz cumpleaños mamá: happ birthday mom

is it good?