Age
Spanish gives your age with tener, not with ser: you have years. La edad is the noun (age), used in forms and in formal questions.
| I am twenty-five and I'm single. | Tengo veinticinco años y estoy soltero. |
| How old is your son? | ¿Qué edad tiene tu hijo? |
Dates
A date is el + number + de + month, and months take a small letter. La fecha de nacimiento is the date of birth — one of the first lines on any Spanish form.
| What is today's date? | ¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? |
| My date of birth is the third of January. | Mi fecha de nacimiento es el tres de enero. |
Address and ID
La dirección is the address. El carné is a card that identifies you — in Spain, the carné de identidad (the DNI) or the carné de conducir.
| What is your address? | ¿Cuál es tu dirección? |
| What is your postcode? | ¿Cuál es tu código postal? |
| My ID card is in the handbag. | Mi carné está en el bolso. |
Marital status
El estado civil (marital status) is said with estar in everyday Spanish: estoy casado. The adjectives agree with the person.
| man | woman | |
|---|---|---|
| married | casado | casada |
| single | soltero | soltera |
| divorced | divorciado | divorciada |
| widowed | viudo | viuda |
| What is your marital status? | ¿Cuál es tu estado civil? |
| My brother is married. | Mi hermano está casado. |
| My grandmother is a widow. | Mi abuela es viuda. |
Ser is also possible (soy soltera), especially when it describes who someone is rather than their current situation.
Birthdays
El cumpleaños (the birthday) is singular, with the same -s as the plural. On someone's birthday — or any good news — say ¡Felicidades!
| When is your birthday? | ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? |
| Is it your birthday? Happy birthday! | ¿Es tu cumpleaños? ¡Felicidades! |
