How to Say ‘What about your dad's birthday?’ in Traditional Chinese
你爸爸的生日呢？
nǐ bà bà de shēng rì ne
[nee bah-bah duh sheng-rr nuh]
💬 Usage Tip: [A 呢？] is a quick way to say [What about A?] after something has already been discussed. Once the topic is clear, Chinese often drops the rest of the sentence.
Phrase Breakdown
你爸爸的生日
nǐ bà bà de shēng rì
your father's birthday
Refers to the birthday of the listener's father.
你爸爸的生日是什麼時候？
When is your father's birthday?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A second-person pronoun used to address one person.
你是學生嗎？
Are you a student?
爸爸
bà bà
[bah-bah]
dad; father
A common, informal word for one’s father.
你爸爸今天在家。
Your dad is at home today.
的
de
[duh]
's; possessive particle
Links a person to something that belongs to them or is related to them.
你爸爸的名字是什麼？
What is your dad's name?
生日
shēng rì
[sheng-rr]
birthday
The day on which a person was born.
你爸爸的生日快到了。
Your dad's birthday is coming soon.
呢
ne
[nuh]
what about...?
Used at the end of a phrase or sentence to ask for corresponding information.
我的生日是六月，你爸爸的生日呢？
My birthday is in June; what about your dad's birthday?
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