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How to Say ‘Wow, so you're the second child!’ in Traditional Chinese

哇,所以你是老二!

wa suǒ yǐ nǐ shì lǎo èr

[wā suǒyǐ nee shir lǎo'èr]

Phrase Breakdown

哇,所以

wa suǒ yǐ

Wow, so

哇 (wa) is 'wow'. 所以 (suǒyǐ) means 'so/therefore'. 所 rises before the third-tone 以.

Example

哇,所以你會說中文!

Wow, so you speak Chinese!

Words in this phrase

哇

wa

[wā]

wow

An exclamation used to express amazement.

Example

哇,你今天的打扮真的很不錯!

Wow, your outfit today is really nice!

所以

suǒ yǐ

[suǒyǐ]

so

Used to link a result with a cause.

Example

我很累所以想休息。

I'm very tired, so I want to rest.

你是老二!

nǐ shì lǎo èr

you're the second child!

老二 (lǎo'èr) means 'second-born'. The oldest is 老大 (lǎodà).

Example

他是老大。

He's the oldest child.

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

A casual way to say “you” to one person.

Example

你好,這個「你」是打招呼時常用的字。

Hello, this “你” is a character often used in greetings.

是

shì

[shir]

to be; is; are

A very common verb used to identify or state that something is something. In measurement sentences, it links the subject to the number.

Example

我的體重是七十公斤。

My weight is 70 kilograms.

老二

lǎo èr

[lǎo'èr]

second child

Informal term for the second-born child in a family.

Example

他是家裡的老二。

He is the second child in his family.

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