How to Say Your Birthday and Age in Brazilian Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese uses fazer to talk about turning an age, while meu aniversário é names the date of a birthday.
Real Life Portuguese · 5 min read · Updated October 14, 2026
The short answer
Fazer + age + anos is a common way to say that someone is turning a certain age: vou fazer trinta anos (I’m turning thirty). Use the subject who is having the birthday, and conjugate fazer for that person.
Use fazer anos to say how old you are turning
For the question ‘How old are you?’, use quantos anos você tem? The answer uses ter: tenho trinta anos (I’m thirty).
Vou fazer vinte e oito anos em dezembro.
I’m turning twenty-eight in December.
Quantos anos sua irmã vai fazer?
How old is your sister turning?
Ele faz trinta e cinco anos hoje.
He turns thirty-five today.
Name the birthday date with meu aniversário é
Use meu aniversário é + date to say when your birthday is. For a celebration, fazer aniversário can also mean that it is someone’s birthday: hoje é meu aniversário.
The date is usually said with the day first, followed by de + month: doze de maio. If the year matters, add it at the end.
Meu aniversário é no dia doze de maio.
My birthday is on May twelfth.
Hoje é aniversário da minha mãe.
Today is my mother’s birthday.
A festa vai ser no sábado, depois do aniversário dela.
The party will be on Saturday, after her birthday.
Put it into practice
Use ter for your current age, fazer anos for the age you are turning, and meu aniversário é to give your birthday date.
Quick practice
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