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"Happy birthday" is a phrase which is often translated as "feliz cumpleaños", and "friend" is a noun which is often translated as "el amigo". Learn more about the difference between "happy birthday" and "friend" below.
happy birthday(
hah
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pi
buhrth
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. feliz cumpleaños
So, you're 18 today! Happy birthday!¡Así que cumples los 18 hoy! ¡Feliz cumpleaños!
friend(
frehnd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el amigo (M), la amiga (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I am inviting all of my friends to my birthday party.Voy a invitar a todos mis amigos a mi fiesta de cumpleaños.
2. (supporter)
a. el amigo (M), la amiga (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The Friends of the Chesapeake Bay are having a meeting this Saturday.La Asociación de los Amigos de la Bahía de Chesapeake van a tener una reunión este sábado.
3. (religion)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (colloquial) (computing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. agregar como amigo a
I haven't decided yet whether to friend him or block him.Todavía no he decidido si agregarlo como amigo o bloquearlo.
