how to pronounce birthday

/ˈbɜːθ.dɛɪ/

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birthday is pronounced in two syllables

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ɜː

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An example use of birthday in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

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meaning of birthday

Birthday is a day on which a person is born.

birthday frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word birthday occurs in english on average 32.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.