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birthday

birthday

Meaning of birthday

birth celebration

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British English/ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/
American English/ˈbɝθdeɪ/
Russian transcription[ˈdʲenʲ rɐˈʐdʲenʲjə]
birthday
birthday - день рождения
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birthday with Russian translation

birthday usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она печёт торт к каждому дню рождения своих детей.

She bakes a cake for each of her children's birthday.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы украшаем гостиную накануне дня рождения.

We decorate the living room the night before the birthday party.

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birthday belongs to the topic "Family Holidays and Traditions". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

birthdayдень рождения
familyсемья
parentsродители
momмама
dadпапа
childребёнок
childrenдети

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🇬🇧English
birthday

Neutral term for a person's date of birth and the celebration

A1Very Often

My birthday is on July 10.

Мой день рождения 10 июля.

🇬🇧English

Usually denotes the yearly recurrence of a past event (e.g., wedding anniversary); not typically used for ordinary birthdays

B1Very Often

They celebrated their 10th anniversary last weekend.

Они отметили свою 10-ю годовщину в прошлые выходные.

🇬🇧English

General term for a social gathering; not specific to birthdays

A1Very Often

We're going to a party tonight.

Мы идём на вечеринку сегодня вечером.

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birthday translation: день рождения. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce birthday

/ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/

birthday translation

день рождения

birthday examples

She bakes a cake for each of her children's birthday.

birthday transcription

/ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/, /ˈbɝθdeɪ/

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birthday meaning: what does it mean?

birth celebration

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birthday is pronounced as /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

birthday definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She bakes a cake for each of her children's birthday. Translation: Она печёт торт к каждому дню рождения своих детей.

Is birthday part of Family Holidays and Traditions vocabulary?

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Is birthday part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, birthday (день рождения) can be learned in the Family and Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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