How to Say ‘My wife's birthday’ in Simplified Chinese
我太太的生日
wǒ tài tài de shēng rì
[waw tàitai duh sheng rrr]
💬 Usage Tip: With close family you can drop 的 after the pronoun, as in 我太太. 的 comes back before the thing owned, as in 我太太的生日. The same pattern gives 我妈妈的生日 "my mom's birthday".
Phrase Breakdown
我太太的
wǒ tài tài de
my wife's
太太 means 'wife'. 的 shows possession, like 's in English.
这是我太太的包。
This is my wife's bag.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
me; I
The first-person pronoun meaning me or I, depending on sentence position.
这次谈话对我帮助很大。
This conversation was very helpful to me.
太太
tài tài
[tàitai]
wife
A common word for one's wife.
他太太是老师。
His wife is a teacher.
的
de
[duh]
's; of
A structural particle showing possession or description, like “of” or apostrophe-s in English.
贵公司的团队很年轻。
Your company’s team is very young.
生日
shēng rì
[sheng rrr]
birthday
The day someone was born; commonly mentioned when requesting special arrangements at a restaurant.
今天是我妈妈的生日，我们想订个安静的位子。
Today is my mom's birthday, and we would like to book a quiet seat.
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