How to talk about your birthday and birthplace

Great video. Great class!!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!

Daniela

hai dear rebecca
i would like to thank your teaching way very intresting to me i got high mark your test.i want to be a native spearker withing six month.i will have interviw.it is good oppotunity for me.

ranjula

exellent lesson

samret

Good lesson Rebecca!!

vitolezio

hi rebecca , thank’s for your lesson .” i was born in morocco ” lol .. :)

ouerradi

Thanks Rebecca on the quiz on this website i got it all right thank you REBECCA :)

salma

Good for you, Salma!

Rebecca

good and simple lesson,
thanks a lot REBECCA !

Love

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Enrique

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You Rock

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hkbenman

Welcome to engvid! All the best to you.

Rebecca

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monika

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monika65

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malaktta

I think you should also mention the preposition at when talking of specific place where one is born: ‘I was born at County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois’

Mauro

Yes, thanks for this information, Mauro.

Rebecca

awesome

i understood well

vidya

Glad you did, Vidya. All the best to you.

Rebecca

Thank you Rebecca that was nice ^^

mouhcine

hi Rebecca it’s beautiful lesson i wanna know what difference in accent ”burn _ born ” can you help me
thanks a lot

caeser

It’s true that some people may not distinguish clearly between these two words.

You can pronounce “born” like I have in the video and also like the name Jason Bourne in the Bourne series of movies (Bourne Identity, Bourne Supremacy, etc.)

The word “burn” is pronounced more like bern or turn or learn. The vowel u in the word burn takes on more of a short e sound, as in the words above.

My best to you, Caesar.

Rebecca

Thanks a lot.

Majed

why the preposition on be used ON your birthday.

Abdul Khaliq

The word “on” is used in the phrase “on your birthday” because we generally use “on” when we refer to one day or one date. Examples are:

on Monday
on January 25
on New Year’s Day

Therefore, we also say:

on my /your / his / her birthday

Hope this helps, Abdul. All the best to you.

Rebecca

Hi dear Rebecca,

This lesson will help students answering the questions mostly asked by the examiner during speaking module of IELTS.

Thank you very much.

sania1982

Yes, you’re right. They do ask such personal information questions in the first part of the IELTS speaking exam. Thanks for pointing that out, Sania. My best to you.

Rebecca

I love your classes. You explain so easily and so calm that we understand everything you said.

pascoa

Thank you kindly, Pascoa. One small correction, if you don’t mind: so easily and so calmly.

My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

good lesson thanks for you rebecca….

frishta

that really very useful, thank you Rebeca

salma73

Hi mam,
If I want to mention time,date and year together, how can I tell it?
Thank you.

backer

Good question. In this case, we would need to use more than one preposition, according to the information we are giving. For example,

I was born at 5:15 a.m.on June 15, 1990.

My best wishes, backer.

Rebecca

Thanks so much

Mnnosh

i wish it had been a little bit more difficult…

cristina

Really?? Sometimes life is easier than we expect and that’s okay too! We have many other videos at higher levels too, if you enjoy challenges. All the best to you, Cristina.

Rebecca

hi rebeca write feedback please and i wanna learn english well. i have to pass my exam . and you write something i ll be happy so much. all the best
care yourself

mehmet

thank rabecca
could you give me more information about tenses(grammar)

kiflom

thanks rebecca , really good lesson

frishta

nice lesson :)

jennifer

Hi, Rebecca

Your video teaching is really helpful to expand my English.
I use this video to teach my students as well. Would you please provide me with another video related to proverbs.
thanks

Edi from Lampung Indonesia

edi

Welcome to engVid, Edi. Thank you for your kind words and for sharing our videos with your students. Yes, I will try and record a lesson for you on proverbs. My best wishes to you and all your students, Edi.

Rebecca

Hi Rebecca, thank you a lot for your great work. This lesson was easy to understand thanks to your excellent way of teaching.

Fifthtoe

My pleasure. Glad it helped you. Best wishes.

Rebecca

Can you make a video of some sample answer to IELTS speaking tests?I hope u will.Thanks in advance.

Sonika

Thanks for the suggestion, Sonika. In the meantime, you may find some good tips for answering IELTS speaking questions on my website goodluckielts.com.

My best wishes to you, Sonika.

Rebecca

hi
there’s an expression I’d like you share it with you guys, to show where you born and rise at the same time:
I was born and breed in Blida.
is that Ok dear Rebecca.

raheem

Thanks for thinking of that, Raheem. The expression is “born and bred”.

For example, if you say, “She was born and bred in France.”, it means she was born there and grew up there and she is French in terms of cultural characteristics.

Thanks for sharing that with us, Raheem. All the best to you.

Rebecca

hi rebbeca… yur lesson was great!!! i really enjoyed watching this video..

james

Thankyou teacher

Mohammad Akram

VERY UNDERSTANDABLE LESSON REBECCA

MANEL

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mimi34

good lesson
also i took the quiz

aya

it is helpful lesson . i was born in Cairo at 5 am .

rehabdream

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Carlos Simões

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Thank you too, seriously.

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Rebecca

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deliasik

Great learning on your part! Congratulations to you, Deliasik.

Rebecca

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santosh

Thanks Rebecca for one more good lesson..:)
so tell me Where were you born?

Swap

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shaimaa

Great!!!

claudiotcjr

MAM, good lesson! I have a question and I have always been confused in preposition which you have used ‘on Sept 25’ but I was told that , when we talking about months and years we use the preposition ‘in’ e.g I was born in September 25,1995…PLZ tell me am I wrong or what else?

shayra

Sorry, the correct preposition for one day or one date is “on”.

So we have to say,”I was born on Sept 25, 1995.”

However, if you are only giving the month and year, then you can say,
“I was born in September 1995.”

Perhaps that’s what you meant.
All the best to you, Shayra.

Please watch my other video on “at, on and in” prepositions for a full explanation.

Rebecca

Here’s the link:

https://www.engvid.com/prepositions-how-to-use-in-at-and-on-in-english/

Rebecca

Thanking for the exemplary way of teaching

RMJB Ratnayake

Thanks for your very kind words. My best to you too, RMJB.

Rebecca

Hello Rebecca. Thank you very much for lesson. I have a question, how can i say my birthday, if i want to say date and year, i mean with wich preposition? Thank you.

nuash

You can say,

I was born on January 25, 1995.

We say this because the month comes first and we have to use the correct preposition before we mention months, which is “on”.

All the best to you, Nuash.

Rebecca

Thanks rebecca for your lesson that’s so interestting

Sabrina Hiahemzizou

It is very an easy lesson.

Nahed

Nice lesson mam

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Ivan

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delightlita

thanks can u explain about the word “sucks”

sara

Usually, when people say “It sucks.”, they mean that something is very bad.
It’s slang.

Good luck with your English, Sara.

Rebecca

also do lessons on subjunctive mood.with special reference to “to be”

sara

Great teaching! Thank you.

Hoppel

You teach this lesson beautifully.

shahmahmoodalamyar

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Rebecca

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Now I know.

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Artem

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Eliete

Thanks for taking this English quiz! Your score: 100.00
I was born on the 28 of December (December the 28)in 1987. Apology i forgot that time

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Thank You for you Teaching

Kimhun

was born on 25/05/1984, is that ok

chistian

That’s fine if you’re writing, but if you’re speaking you will need to be more specific.

My best to you, Chistian.

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vamsi932

Hi Rebecca,

Thank you for your help it is really helpful, but do you have a lesson on where should we use at (eg.time) on ( for day) etc something that is more specific to understand the rule of using these prepositions.

fannah

That was one of the first lessons on engVid, fannah! https://www.engvid.com/prepositions-how-to-use-in-at-and-on-in-english/

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I’m new here, and I’d like to take this doubt
Well…I always used to see almost every day I get almost the whole day watching videos of you and learning from the tips you give to us students

Well…have a question !
I want to know which the difference
“Birth,Growing up and born”
Could you explain to me, please?
Thanks a lot !!!

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I realized which preposition should be used in some cases.

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where were you born ?
when were you born?

i was born in cairo on 20,05/in 1988

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Hope you will get this message in good health and spirit. Ms Rebecca would you teach us use of could and should in the present simple. These two words really confuse us a lot. I have watched some videos on use of these words but not got to use them in my conversation or writing. Hope you will help me as well as othe peopl who having problem is use of them by posting a video on use of could and shoul in simple present. I have seen all of your videos they are wonderful, no words to comment on. Looking forward that’s it.

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intazar

Hello Rebecca. I am revising the verb tenses right now, and I really enjoy studying with your video lectures. I have a question:
Is the verb “was born” past tense of the verb “to be born” or passive voice of the verb “bore”?
If the task is to determine the verb tense in the sentence “I was born (time expression).”, what would be the correct answer? I have already read several explanations about this problem but none of them refers precisely which rule to follow. Thanks.

nikoenglishlessons

Which are correct?
a) Where were he born?
b) Where was he born?
c) Where were they born?
d) Where was they born?

Thanks a lot!

guerreiro

b and c are correct

fakhranda

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Thanks a lot

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Thank you very much, Teacher.

Sasa

thanks for the lesson.it was awesome. i was born on 10 January, 1986 in India. if we put counter question, is is like “where you were born?”

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queiroz

CAN YOU HELP ME TO KNOW HOW TO WISH BIRTHDAY TO ANYONE ON HIS OR HER BIRTHDAY WITH ALL POSSIBLE WAY…
THANK YOU FOR ABOVE LESSON

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yochi

before i was so confused,but after watching this video i learnt how give answer of this question.where were u born? thanks rebecca.

alsada

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Thank you very much Rebecca I am a teacher assistant at the University Chemistry I want to improve my English and I want to complete the PhD I understand a good article, but I do not speak quickly please help me

analytical

hi Rebecca,thanks for the lesson.

alaagib

Why????….
Where you born?
is incorrect????

Gunjan

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I will follow all your lessons.
Thank you so much.

teugalegra

:D 100/100 marks
Thanks

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iwas born in ouarzazte at 04:35 am on octeber 25 in 1988.Thank you so much for this lesson,it’s so helpful.Really,you are a great teacher.With all my respect.

haj winnegh

thanks dear Rebecca
i got 100 D let me talk about my birthday
I was born in Kabul in April 2 in 1965 now i can talk about my birthday confidently without making mistake.
thanks
Weda from Kabul AFG

R.Weda

This lesson is very wonderful Thank you.I wish from you more

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Tito

Hi dear Robecah! I really love your teaching, Its really comprehensible I could understand each one of your words, Thanks a lot for such a great video. Jaweed From Kabul,Afghanistan

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really good lessons. thank you rebecca. Also I was born in Turkey :)

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am try to learn english with you and i want to say ” thank you to much “

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peole all over the world need the person like you…
Best regard.

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I would like to thank you for your usfel lesson
and I love yuor teaching.

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Hi Rebecca! Your lessons were so good! I think they will such great lessons if they were provided substitles. By that way, learners can improve theirs English easily, by sight and hearing. Their are some in your lessons but not all. Hope you don’t mind with my request. All the best to you.

uotnguyen

We’ve added subtitles to most of the newest lessons on the site. We will try to add subtitles to older lessons in time.

engVid

Excuse me, Rebecca! There is a mistake in my writing! “Hearing” instead of “earring” .

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DesM

Thanks a lot Rebecca. I was born at 12:05 in the morning.

huenhanp102

You are the best teacher, because teach very understanding. I got 100 % of the scores.

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Ted Lee

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tutte

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great lesson for me. thank you for teach value able topic.

jeevan81

I was born in Bangkok, Thailand.
And I was born on June 9th, 1982.
Thank you for your lesson.

Koichi

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mariam.darman

I was really born in Turkey but I made one mistake regarding turkey. I forgot ‘was’. however it is not important I had known it. I guess when I saw turkey I was excited
you’re something else Rebecca

Manolya

Thank you very much.

Nadir

Dear Rebecca,
Now we will not make mistake when we provide this critical information. Thank you.
Best regards.

Peter

I got 5 correct out of 6 how wonderful lesson, thanks a lot Ms. Rebecca.

JOETAMIE

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Jezel

Thanks dear best Rebecca it was really really useful lesson

preemy

Thank you teacher , great lesson

Nour84

i got 5 out of 6

k.abed

I got 6 out of 6…not surprised though

Mirth Morales

Excellent lesson thank you very much

selmimi

it is an easy quiz

dina ahmed

I was born in July. It’s correct?

Gayathri20

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Alex-1956

You got 6 correct out of 6.

thanks a lot.

M kartal

Thanks！

shihai182

I really need your help! In my student’s book it’s written: Mark’s birthday is the 14th May. And they pronounce it… is the fourteenth of May. Is it correct not to use the preposition ON here?