How to Say ‘Her birthday is May 12th.’ in Traditional Chinese
她的生日是五月十二號。
tā de shēng rì shì wǔ yuè shí èr hào
[tah duh sheng-rr shir woo yueh shir-ahr how]
Phrase Breakdown
她的生日
tā de shēng rì
her birthday
Refers to the birthday that belongs to her.
她的生日快到了。
Her birthday is coming soon.
Words in this phrase
她
tā
[tah]
she; her
A third-person pronoun for a female person. It can mean “she” or “her” depending on the sentence.
她是我的朋友。
She is my friend.
的
de
[duh]
's; possessive particle
A particle used to show possession or connection, similar to “'s” or “of” in English.
這是她的書。
This is her book.
生日
shēng rì
[sheng-rr]
birthday
The day someone was born; used when talking about birth dates and birthday celebrations.
我的生日是七月一號。
My birthday is July 1st.
是
shì
[shir]
to be; is; am; are
A linking verb used to connect the subject with information, like “is/are” in English.
今天是星期五。
Today is Friday.
五月十二號
wǔ yuè shí èr hào
May 12th
A date written in month-day form.
我們五月十二號見。
Let’s meet on May 12th.
Words in this phrase
五月
wǔ yuè
[woo yueh]
May
The fifth month of the year.
她的生日在五月。
Her birthday is in May.
十二號
shí èr hào
[shir-ahr how]
the 12th day of the month
A date expression meaning the twelfth. 號 is commonly used in spoken dates in Taiwan.
今天是十二號。
Today is the 12th.
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