How to Say ‘My mom's birthday is next week.’ in Simplified Chinese
我妈妈下周过生日。
wǒ mā mā xià zhōu guò shēng rì
[waw mah-mah shyah joe gwor shung-rir]
💬 Usage Tip: Time words usually come before the main verb in Chinese: [我妈妈下周过生日] literally "my mom next week has a birthday." The same pattern works with other times, like [我明天上班].
Phrase Breakdown
我妈妈
wǒ mā mā
my mother; my mom
The person being talked about is the speaker's mother.
我妈妈喜欢做饭。
My mom likes cooking.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
A first-person pronoun; here it helps say 'my mom.'
我妈妈下周过生日。
My mom's birthday is next week.
妈妈
mā mā
[mah-mah]
mom; mother
A common word for 'mother'; here it refers to the speaker's mom.
我妈妈下周过生日。
My mom's birthday is next week.
下周
xià zhōu
next week
Refers to the week after the current one.
下周我们考试。
We have an exam next week.
Words in this phrase
下
xià
[shyah]
next
Used with time words to mean the following one, like next week.
我妈妈下周过生日。
My mom's birthday is next week.
周
zhōu
[joe]
week
A time word meaning 'week.'
我妈妈下周过生日。
My mom's birthday is next week.
过生日
guò shēng rì
[gwor shung-rir]
to celebrate a birthday
A phrase meaning to have or celebrate a birthday.
我妈妈下周过生日。
My mom's birthday is next week.
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