Birthday

[namsteven]

Dear Teachers,

1. A: When’s your birthday?
B: it’s on March third.
- Can I say “ I was born on March third” or “ third March”?

2. A: What time were you born?
B: At twelve o’clock midnight / At twelve thirty in the morning.
- Are these natural?

Thanks a million.

Namsteven

[BobK]

Dear Teachers,
1. A: When’s your birthday?
B: it’s on March third.
- Can I say “ I was born on March third” or “ third March”?
2. A: What time were you born?
B: At twelve o’clock midnight / At twelve thirty in the morning.
- Are these natural?
Thanks a million.
Namsteven

1 I think you can say either or both of these in AmE; wait for a native speaker from over there. In BE we say either 'the third of March' or 'March the third.

2 They're both OK, but I think most native speakers would drop the o'clock (which is implied by midnight) - or drop the midnight (if the listener already knew it happened some time between tea-time and breakfast)

b

[MikeNewYork]

Dear Teachers,

1. A: When’s your birthday?
B: it’s on March third.
- Can I say “ I was born on March third” or “ third March”?

2. A: What time were you born?
B: At twelve o’clock midnight / At twelve thirty in the morning.
- Are these natural?

Thanks a million.

Namsteven

In AE, we say "on March 3rd" or "on the third of March".