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How to Say ‘My father's birthday’ in Traditional Chinese

我爸爸的生日

wǒ bà bà de shēng rì

[waw bah-bah duh sheng-rr]

Phrase Breakdown

我爸爸

wǒ bà bà

my dad

A possessive phrase referring to the speaker’s father.

Example

我爸爸會開車。

My dad can drive.

Words in this phrase

[waw]

I; me; my

A first-person pronoun. Before a noun, it often means “my.”

Example

我媽媽是醫生。

My mom is a doctor.

爸爸

bà bà

[bah-bah]

dad; father

An everyday word for “father.”

Example

我爸爸很忙。

My dad is very busy.

de

[duh]

's; possessive particle

Used to connect the owner and the thing owned or described.

Example

我爸爸的朋友來了。

My dad's friend has arrived.

生日

shēng rì

[sheng-rr]

birthday

The date of a person’s birth.

Example

我爸爸的生日在夏天。

My dad's birthday is in summer.

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