How to Say "birthday party" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “birthday party” is “cumple” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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NounB1informal
Referring to the celebration itself
Examples
¿Cuándo es tu cumple?
When is your birthday?
Vamos a hacer una fiesta para el cumple de Sofía.
We are going to throw a party for Sofía's birthday.
¡Feliz cumple!
Happy birthday! (Very common short form)
Gender and Abbreviation
Even though it's a shortened word, 'cumple' keeps the masculine gender of the full word 'cumpleaños', so always use 'el cumple'.
Using 'la cumple'
Mistake: “Saying 'la cumple' because 'fiesta' (party) is feminine.”
Correction: Since 'cumple' stands for 'el cumpleaños', it is always masculine: 'el cumple'. If you mean the party, say 'la fiesta de cumple'.
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