How to Say ‘My mom has a birthday next week.’ in Traditional Chinese
我媽媽下個星期要過生日。
wǒ mā mā xià gè xīng qī yào guò shēng rì
[waw mah mah shyah guh shing chee yow gwaw shung rrr]
Phrase Breakdown
我媽媽
wǒ mā mā
my mother
Refers to the speaker's mother.
我媽媽很忙。
My mother is very busy.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me; my
A first-person pronoun meaning I, me, or my depending on context.
我媽媽下個星期要過生日。
My mom is going to have her birthday next week.
媽媽
mā mā
[mah mah]
mom
An informal and common word for mother.
我媽媽下個星期要過生日。
My mom is going to have her birthday next week.
下個星期
xià gè xīng qī
next week
A time expression meaning the week after this one.
下個星期我們有考試。
We have a test next week.
Words in this phrase
下
xià
[shyah]
next
Used before a time word to mean the following one.
我媽媽下個星期要過生日。
My mom is going to have her birthday next week.
個
gè
[guh]
measure word
A classifier used with many nouns, including time words like week.
我媽媽下個星期要過生日。
My mom is going to have her birthday next week.
星期
xīng qī
[shing chee]
week
A word meaning week, often used in dates and schedules.
我媽媽下個星期要過生日。
My mom is going to have her birthday next week.
要過生日
yào guò shēng rì
is going to have a birthday
Shows that the birthday is coming soon.
他下個月要過生日。
He is going to have his birthday next month.
Words in this phrase
要
yào
[yow]
will; going to; want to
Often used to talk about future actions or intentions.
我媽媽下個星期要過生日。
My mom is going to have her birthday next week.
過生日
guò shēng rì
[gwaw shung rrr]
celebrate a birthday
A phrase used for having or celebrating a birthday.
我媽媽下個星期要過生日。
My mom is going to have her birthday next week.
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