Real Easy English: Talking about birthdays
2/20/20265 min
What's a milestone birthday? Listen to a real conversation in easy English about birthdays – the time of year you celebrate the day you were born. Learn to talk about throwing parties, blowing out candles and making wishes.
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Phil· Host0:15
Hello, and welcome to Real Easy English. We're back with another easy conversation. I'm Phil.
Beth· Host0:23
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Phil· Host0:32
[upbeat music] Hi, Beth. Um, when's your birthday?
Beth· Host0:42
My birthday is in February, which is a very good month, I think.
Phil· Host0:47
[laughs] Yes. Yeah.
Beth· Host0:49
When's your birthday?
Phil· Host0:49
Mine's in December, so that's two, two winter birthdays.
Beth· Host0:54
Okay. Yeah. We do, we do. No summer birthdays.
Phil· Host0:57
Well, today we're talking about birthdays, and that's the time of year that you celebrate or don't celebrate the day when you were born.
Beth· Host1:06
Yes, that's right. Do you celebrate your birthday normally, Phil?
Phil· Host1:10
I do. Not in a big, massive way, but yeah, I do. Every year I do something. I usually go out to eat on my birthday.
Beth· Host1:17
Okay.
Phil· Host1:18
I think that's fairly normal. But I don't have a massive party. What about you?
Beth· Host1:21
No, I'm the same really. A lot of my family have birthdays in February, so we tend to have one big