How to Say ‘My dad's birthday is August 20th.’ in Traditional Chinese
我爸爸的生日是八月二十號。
wǒ bà bà de shēng rì shì bā yuè èr shí hào
[waw bah-bah duh sheng-rr shir bah yueh ar-shir how]
Phrase Breakdown
我爸爸的生日
wǒ bà bà de shēng rì
my father's birthday
Refers to the birthday that belongs to the speaker's father.
我爸爸的生日快到了。
My father's birthday is coming soon.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me; my
A first-person pronoun; before family terms it usually means “my.”
我哥哥在台北。
My older brother is in Taipei.
爸爸
bà bà
[bah-bah]
dad; father
A familiar word used for one’s father.
我爸爸愛看書。
My dad loves reading books.
的
de
[duh]
's; possessive particle
Marks possession or relationship between words.
我爸爸的生日很快到了。
My dad's birthday is coming soon.
生日
shēng rì
[sheng-rr]
birthday
The day someone was born; often used with dates and celebrations.
我爸爸的生日是星期天。
My dad's birthday is on Sunday.
是
shì
[shir]
to be; is
A linking verb used to state identity, time, date, or other information.
今天是八月二十號。
Today is August 20th.
八月二十號
bā yuè èr shí hào
August 20th
A specific date in month-day form.
我們八月二十號見。
Let’s meet on August 20th.
Words in this phrase
八月
bā yuè
[bah yueh]
August
The eighth month of the year.
八月有很多人放假。
Many people take vacations in August.
二十號
èr shí hào
[ar-shir how]
the 20th day of the month
A spoken date expression meaning the twentieth.
我爸爸的生日是二十號。
My dad's birthday is on the 20th.
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