How to Say ‘Whose birthday is coming soon in your family?’ in Simplified Chinese
你家谁快过生日了？
nǐ jiā shuí kuài guò shēng rì le
[nee jyah shay kwy gwor shung-rir luh]
💬 Usage Tip: [快] before a verb means "soon" or "almost": [快过生日了] = "will have a birthday soon." You can swap in other verbs too, like [快下班了] "getting off work soon."
Phrase Breakdown
你家
nǐ jiā
your family; your home
Here, 你家 means the people in your family.
你家有几口人？
How many people are in your family?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A pronoun meaning 'you' when speaking to one person.
你家谁快过生日了？
Who in your family is about to have a birthday?
家
jiā
[jyah]
family; home
Refers to home or family; here it helps form 你家, meaning 'your family.'
你家谁快过生日了？
Who in your family is about to have a birthday?
谁
shuí
[shay]
who
A question word used to ask which person.
你家谁快过生日了？
Who in your family is about to have a birthday?
快
kuài
[kwy]
soon; about to
Used before a verb to show that something will happen soon.
你家谁快过生日了？
Who in your family is about to have a birthday?
过生日
guò shēng rì
[gwor shung-rir]
to celebrate a birthday
A common phrase meaning to have or celebrate one's birthday.
我妈妈下周过生日。
My mom's birthday is next week.
了
le
[luh]
sentence particle; indicates change or new situation
Here it marks that the event is approaching or relevant now in conversation.
你家谁快过生日了？
Who in your family is about to have a birthday?
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