by Tomoyuki Higuchi
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？