How to Say ‘My younger sister's birthday is November 5th.’ in Traditional Chinese
我妹妹的生日是十一月五號。
wǒ mèi mèi de shēng rì shì shí yī yuè wǔ hào
[waw may-may duh shung-rih shir shrr-ee yweh woo how]
💬 Usage Tip: For dates in Taiwan Chinese, put the month first, then the day: [十一月五號] = [11th month + 5th day]. You can swap in any date the same way, like [三月十二號] for March 12th.
Phrase Breakdown
我妹妹
wǒ mèi mèi
my younger sister
Refers to the speaker's younger sister.
我妹妹很可愛。
My younger sister is very cute.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
A first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.
我今天要幫家人準備生日晚餐。
I am going to help prepare a birthday dinner for my family today.
妹妹
mèi mèi
[may-may]
younger sister
A word for your younger sister in the family.
我妹妹的生日是十一月五號。
My younger sister's birthday is November 5th.
的生日
de shēng rì
birthday of; one's birthday
Used after a noun to show possession, here connected with 'birthday.'
妹妹的生日快到了。
My younger sister's birthday is coming soon.
Words in this phrase
的
de
[duh]
's; of
A particle used to show possession or connection, like 'of' or apostrophe-s in English.
這是我妹妹的蛋糕。
This is my younger sister's cake.
生日
shēng rì
[shung-rih]
birthday
The day each year when a person was born.
他的生日在冬天。
His birthday is in winter.
是
shì
[shir]
is; are; am
A verb used to state identity, description, or equivalence.
今天是她的生日。
Today is her birthday.
十一月五號
shí yī yuè wǔ hào
November 5th
A specific date in month-day form.
我們十一月五號考試。
We have a test on November 5th.
Words in this phrase
十一月
shí yī yuè
[shrr-ee yweh]
November
The eleventh month of the year.
十一月天氣開始變涼。
The weather starts getting cooler in November.
五號
wǔ hào
[woo how]
the 5th day; number 5 date
A way to say the fifth day of the month when giving dates.
她的派對在五號晚上。
Her party is on the evening of the 5th.
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