My Birthday | Learn Spanish A1
How to celebrate a birthday in Spanish. An A1 level story about gifts, cake, and friends with translation.
Mi cumpleaños
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What you'll learn
birthday vocabulary, gifts, emotions, party words
This article describes a fun eighth birthday celebration with friends and family. It is excellent for A1 level readers learning Spanish. The text introduces vocabulary related to parties, emotions, and presents.
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Es mi cumpleaños y cumplo ocho años.
newIt's my birthday and I'm turning eight years old.
Me levanto muy temprano de la cama por la mañana.
newI get up very early from bed in the morning.
Toda mi familia y mis amigos van a venir a celebrar.
newAll my family and friends are coming to celebrate.
Me dan un abrazo fuerte y un beso en la frente.
newThey give me a big hug and a kiss on the forehead.
Cierro los ojos y pienso en un deseo bueno.
newI close my eyes and think of a good wish.
Soplo todas las velas fuertes con mucho aire.
newI blow out all the candles with lots of air.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Cumpleaños
cumpleaños
birthday
Emocionado
emocionado
excited
Celebrar
celebrar
to celebrate
Abrazo
abrazo
hug
Desayunar
desayunar
to have breakfast
Decorar
decorar
to decorate
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
e→ie stem change: cerrar → cierro
Cierro los ojos
Stem-changing verb: cerrar (to close) → cierro in first person singular. Example: Cierro los ojos.
Immediate future: ir + a + inf
Voy a venir / van a celebrar
ir + a + infinitive construction for immediate future. Example: Voy a venir = I am going to come.
Superlative: el mejor
Es el mejor día
Superlative adjective: el mejor = the best. Example: Es el mejor día del año.
Verbal noun: desear → deseo
¿Qué deseas?
Verbal noun: desear (to wish) → deseo (wish). The action becomes a noun.
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