How to Say ‘I ate cake together with my family.’ in Traditional Chinese
我跟家人一起吃蛋糕。
wǒ gēn jiā rén yì qǐ chī dàn gāo
[waw gun jyah-ren yīqǐ chih dan-gaow]
💬 Usage Tip: Nothing in the sentence marks past tense. The context of an already-passed birthday makes it "ate", because Chinese verbs never change form.
Phrase Breakdown
我跟家人一起
wǒ gēn jiā rén yì qǐ
I, together with my family
跟…一起 is the pattern for 'together with someone'.
我跟家人一起旅行。
I travel with my family.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun, meaning “I” or “me.”
我今天遲到了。
I was late today.
跟
gēn
[gun]
with
跟 means 'with' and is often used to show who you are interacting with.
我想跟你約時間喝咖啡。
I’d like to arrange a time to have coffee with you.
家人
jiā rén
[jyah-ren]
family; family members
Refers to people in one’s family or household.
今天要跟家人吃飯。
Today I’m going to eat with my family.
一起
yì qǐ
[yīqǐ]
together
With or near someone else; in companionship or combination.
我們一起舉杯敬這個美妙的夜晚。
Let's toast together to this wonderful evening.
吃蛋糕。
chī dàn gāo
ate cake.
吃 (chī) means 'eat' and 蛋糕 (dàngāo) means 'cake'.
生日要吃蛋糕。
You should eat cake on your birthday.
Words in this phrase
吃
chī
[chih]
to eat
Used with 有 to form a natural question: 有吃…嗎？ ‘Have you eaten…?’
你有吃湯圓嗎？
Did you eat tangyuan (sweet rice balls)?
蛋糕
dàn gāo
[dan-gaow]
cake
A cake, often requested for birthdays or anniversaries at a restaurant.
今天慶生，可以幫我們準備蛋糕嗎？
We’re celebrating a birthday today; could you help us prepare a cake?
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