How to Say ‘Such a cute age!’ in Traditional Chinese
好可愛的年紀！
hǎo kě ài de nián jì
[hǎo kuh-ai duh niánjì]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Complimenting a child's age rather than the child directly is a gentle, very common response when someone mentions their kids.
Phrase Breakdown
好可愛的
hǎo kě ài de
such a cute
好 here means 'so' or 'such'. 好可 is two third tones, so 好 becomes hó. 的 links the adjective to the noun.
好可愛的狗！
What a cute dog!
Words in this phrase
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
so; very
Adverb intensifier used in exclamations.
好漂亮！
So beautiful!
可愛
kě ài
[kuh-ai]
cute; lovely
A gentle compliment for something charming, sweet, or endearing.
你的笑容真的很可愛。
Your smile is really very cute.
的
de
[duh]
of
A particle that links a description to a noun, similar to "of" or apostrophe-s in some cases.
靠窗的位置比較安靜。
The window seat is relatively quieter.
年紀！
nián jì
age!
年紀 means 'age', a stage of life. Say niánjì.
你爺爺年紀多大？
How old is your grandpa?
Words in this phrase
年紀
nián jì
[niánjì]
age
A person's age, often used in general remarks.
他年紀很大了。
He is quite old.
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