How to Say ‘12th’ in Simplified Chinese
十二号
shí èr hào
[shir ar how]
Phrase Breakdown
十二
shí èr
[shir ar]
twelve
The number 12.
她八月十二号生日。
Her birthday is on August 12th.
号
hào
[how]
date; day number
Used after a number to say the date of the month in spoken Chinese.
她八月十二号生日。
Her birthday is on August 12th.
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