2-Minute Tip: Birthday Vocab!
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2-Minute Tip: Birthday Vocab!

B1IntermediateSeptember 11, 20262 min
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Welcome to your 2-Minute Tip - a short, practical English lesson for your busy day. Learn it in two minutes... use it for years! If you'd like to make my birthday really special, I'd love to hear how Espresso English has helped you 😊 Click here to send your comments! It's so wonderful to read through student stories and see how your English skills and confidence have improved through my lessons!

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Welcome to your 2-Minute Tip, a short, practical English lesson for your busy day. Learn it in 2 minutes. Use it for years. Today is my birthday, so today's tip focuses on how to talk about birthdays in English. To say your age, use I am or I'm, not, I have.

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So don't say, I have 42 years. The correct way is, I'm 42 years old. Or we can simply say, I'm 42. On your birthday, use the verb turn, not become to describe the change in age.

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For example, I turned 30 last week. My son is turning 16 tomorrow. Finally, don't confuse the words birthday and anniversary. A person's birthday is the date when they were born.

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