Collocations with birthday

birthday noun

ADJECTIVES

1st, 18th, 40th, etc.
It’s Mum’s 50th birthday tomorrow.

next
She’ll be 18 on her next birthday.

last
On his last birthday, he was 93.

VERBS

have
・Did you have a nice birthday?

celebrate 
・He will celebrate his 90th birthday on August 25th.

remember 
・She always remembers my birthday.

forget 
・Oh no! I forgot his birthday.

mark 
・The book was published to mark his 70th birthday.

share 
・My friend and I share a birthday, so we sometimes have a joint party.

NOUNS

card 
・Don’t forget to send her a birthday card.

present 
・Have you got Lou a birthday present yet?

party 
・Can you come to my birthday party next Saturday?

celebration
・the president’s 60th birthday celebrations

treat 
・What would you like to do for a birthday treat?

meal 
・Where are you going for your birthday meal?

cake 
・She had a birthday cake with 21 silver candles on it.

girl, boy 
・Here comes the birthday girl!

PREPOSITIONS

on 
・That photo was taken on my birthday.

for 
・He always buys her expensive presents for her birthday.

PHRASES

Happy Birthday! 
・Happy Birthday, Linda!

get sth for your birthday 
What did you get for your birthday?

give sth to sb for their birthday 
I never know what to give him for his birthday.