How to Say ‘My older sister gave birth last month.’ in Simplified Chinese
你姐姐上个月生了。
nǐ jiě jiě shàng gè yuè shēng le
[nee jyeh-jyeh shahng guh yweh shung luh]
🇨🇳 In China: Using just [生了] to mean "gave birth" is very normal in family conversation. It's direct but not rude in this context.
Phrase Breakdown
你姐姐
nǐ jiě jiě
your older sister
A family term;姐姐 means older sister.
你姐姐很漂亮。
Your older sister is very pretty.
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you; your
Used here to mean your when speaking about a family member.
你姐姐上个月生了。
Your older sister gave birth last month.
姐姐
jiě jiě
[jyeh-jyeh]
older sister
Refers to an older sister in the family.
你姐姐上个月生了。
Your older sister gave birth last month.
上个月
shàng gè yuè
last month
Refers to the month before the current month.
我上个月回国了。
I returned to China last month.
Words in this phrase
上
shàng
[shahng]
last; previous
Used in time phrases to indicate the previous one.
你姐姐上个月生了。
Your older sister gave birth last month.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
Here it forms part of the phrase 上个月, meaning last month.
你姐姐上个月生了。
Your older sister gave birth last month.
月
yuè
[yweh]
month
A noun meaning month.
你姐姐上个月生了。
Your older sister gave birth last month.
生了
shēng le
gave birth; had a baby
Here it means that she gave birth.
她昨天生了一个儿子。
She gave birth to a son yesterday.
Words in this phrase
生
shēng
[shung]
to give birth; to bear; to be born
In this sentence it means to give birth.
你姐姐上个月生了。
Your older sister gave birth last month.
了
le
[luh]
completed action marker
Indicates that the event already happened.
你姐姐上个月生了。
Your older sister gave birth last month.
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