How to Say ‘Has a birthday’ in Traditional Chinese
要過生日
yào guò shēng rì
[yow gwaw shung rrr]
💬 Usage Tip: [要 + verb] is a very common way to talk about something upcoming: [要上班], [要出門], [要過生日]. It's often more like [is going to] than a strong English [must].
Phrase Breakdown
要
yào
[yow]
will; going to; want to
Often used to talk about future actions or intentions.
她下個月要過生日。
She is going to have her birthday next month.
過生日
guò shēng rì
[gwaw shung rrr]
celebrate a birthday
A phrase used for having or celebrating a birthday.
她明天要過生日。
She is going to celebrate her birthday tomorrow.
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