How to Say “When’s your birthday?” in Japanese

How do you say “When’s your birthday?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

When’s your birthday?

誕生日いつ?

 tanjoubi* itsu

*We pronounce “tanjoubi” like “tanjōbi”.

  • when is = はいつ wa itsu
  • your = あなたの anatano
  • birthday = 誕生日 tanjoubi

We do not usually say “あなたの (anatano)” in everyday conversation.


誕生日
birthday

いつ
when


If you want to ask politely, you can say like this :

誕生日はいつですか?

 tanjoubiwa itsudesuka


(casual)

誕生日いつ?

(polite)

誕生日はいつですか?


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