A good camera for a beginner?

So hi everyone! I'm really hopeful that someone can reasonably answer my question. I'm a little amateur photographer over here, and thought about getting myself my own camera.No, I'm lying. My parents will purchase it for my birthday, hopefully of course. I would prefer good pictures. But not interested in video that much. I was thinking something between Canon and Nikon, not a very expensive model. Around $500-700. Maybe a Nikon D3000 or D31000? Oh yes, and I have read forums recently and it was often mentioned that lenses are important.So, which would be best for these?

There's no such thing as a beginner's dSLR. They are all basically the same. To get the most value out of your money, I suggest you get the Pentax K-r with two kit lenses. You should be able to take almost everything you want to with those two lenses but first you must learn photography first. Getting a dSLR does not automatically mean you'll be able to take fabulous pictures all the time.