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How to Say ‘My dad's birthday is October 3.’ in Simplified Chinese

我爸爸十月三号过生日。

wǒ bà bà shí yuè sān hào guò shēng rì

[waw bah-bah shir yweh sahn how gwor shung-rir]

Phrase Breakdown

我爸爸

wǒ bà bà

my father; my dad

The speaker is talking about their father.

Example

我爸爸会开车。

My dad can drive.

Words in this phrase

[waw]

I; me; my

The pronoun 'I' or 'me'; before family words it often means 'my'.

Example

我爸爸十月三号过生日。

My dad celebrates his birthday on October 3rd.

爸爸

bà bà

[bah-bah]

dad; father

A natural everyday word for 'dad'.

Example

我爸爸十月三号过生日。

My dad celebrates his birthday on October 3rd.

十月

shí yuè

[shir yweh]

October

The tenth month of the year, used in dates.

Example

我爸爸十月三号过生日。

My dad celebrates his birthday on October 3rd.

三号

sān hào

[sahn how]

the 3rd; third day of the month

A date expression meaning the third day of a month.

Example

我爸爸十月三号过生日。

My dad celebrates his birthday on October 3rd.

过生日

guò shēng rì

[gwor shung-rir]

to celebrate a birthday; to have a birthday

A phrase used when someone is celebrating their birthday or when their birthday occurs.

Example

我爸爸十月三号过生日。

My dad celebrates his birthday on October 3rd.

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