birthday
gb/bˈɚθdˌeɪ/ us/bˈɚθdˌeɪ/
A1
Английский
~ 2600
Значения
0 значений
Существительное
A1
event
1
Anniversary of someone's birth
The day each year when you remember and celebrate the day you were born.
Модель употребления:
[someone]'s birthday
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'birthday' with 'birth date'. 'Birthday' is the yearly celebration; 'birth date' is the exact date of birth.
Синонимы
anniversary (General term for yearly remembrance of an event; not limited to birth.)
Антонимы
death anniversary (Refers to the annual remembrance of someone's death, opposite in life stage significance.)
Коллокации
celebrate a birthday
|birthday party
|birthday cake
|birthday gift
|birthday card
Темы
daily life
|celebrations
|daily_life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- My birthday is in July.
- We threw a surprise party for her birthday.
- He received many gifts on his birthday.
- They went out for dinner to celebrate his birthday.
Примеры для изучающих
- My birthday is in May.
- We have a big cake for her birthday.
- It is his birthday today.
- She is happy on her birthday.
Существительное
A2
event
2
Party for someone's birth anniversary
A party or event to celebrate the day someone was born.
Модель употребления:
have/throw [someone]'s birthday
Частая ошибка:
Some learners use 'birthday' only to mean the date, forgetting it can also mean the celebration itself.
Синонимы
party (General term for a social gathering; 'birthday' specifies the occasion.)
Коллокации
birthday celebration
|birthday dinner
|birthday bash
Темы
daily life
|celebrations
|daily_life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- We had a big birthday for him at the park.
- Her friends planned a secret birthday for her.
- The restaurant hosts birthdays in a private room.
Примеры для изучающих
- We have a birthday for my sister.
- They had a birthday at home.
- We went to a birthday last night.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
birthday
IPA
GB/bˈɚθdˌeɪ/
US/bˈɚθdˌeɪ/
Слоги и ударение
birth - day (2 слога)
Stress on 1st syllable (birth)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: birthday
- Plural: birthdays
Родственные слова
Forms
birthdays
noun
Core family
birth
noun A2
born
adjective
Related words
birthplace
noun B1
childbirth
noun
Выражения
birthday boy
1/bˈɚθdˌeɪ bˈɔɪ/
fixed phrase
Male whose birthday it is
The man or boy who is having his birthday that day.
Примеры
- The birthday boy blew out all the candles.
- Everyone sang to the birthday boy.
birthday girl
1/bˈɚθdˌeɪ ɡˈɚl/
fixed phrase
Female whose birthday it is
The woman or girl who is having her birthday that day.
Примеры
- The birthday girl opened her presents first.
- They took many photos with the birthday girl.
birthday suit
1/bˈɚθdˌeɪ sˈut/
idiom
informal
Being completely naked
A funny way to say someone is not wearing any clothes.
Примеры
- He jumped into the lake in his birthday suit.
- The toddler ran through the house in her birthday suit.
happy birthday
1/hˈæpi bˈɚθdˌeɪ/
fixed phrase
birthday greeting phrase
Words you say to someone on their birthday to wish them well.
Примеры
- Happy birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day.
- Happy birthday! I hope you have a great day.
- We sang 'Happy Birthday' to her at the party.
- She smiled when everyone said 'Happy Birthday' to her.