"Doğum tarihim"

Translation: My birth date

[-travelJunky-]

why is 'my birthday' wrong?

[ex_contributor]

because that is "doğum günüm".

[Larkin29]

Can I ask what the difference between birthday and birth date is in Turkish? I use them interchangeably in English

[HamishCJ]

Kinda what Rania says, they're not really interchangeable in English. I'd ask a girl in a bar her birthday, but it would be creepy to ask her birth date (or more commonly "date of birth"). If she came into my work and I needed her details it would be the other way round :)

[RaniaRamad3]

I do not know for sure but I guess birth date is more formal .. you can be asked about your birth date officially in the court house or police station.. it make a bit more sense to be date not day!

[MRT102263]

Tarih is a persian word that means date
In turkish tarikh converted to tarih

[Lingueta]

How do you say 'Happy Birthday'?

[Yomalyn]

There are a few ways that Turks will wish each other happy birthday, but the most direct translation is:

• Doğum günün kutlu olsun (informal singular)
• Doğum gününüz kutlu olsun (formal or plural)

(Literally: My your birthday be happy/blessed.)

If you're curious, other things you may hear instead include:

• İyi ki doğdun = It's good that you were born
• Nice mutlu yıllara = To many happy years

[lbSTxG5i]

Doğum means birth, why isn't my birth doğumum?

[Amanda857093]

In England we dont ask what is your birth date

[George344103]

Agreed, its a possible sentance, but we would always say "what is your date of birth" instead. In fact "the date of my birth" is a more likely sentance in England than "my birthdate".

[George344103]

My date of birth.