How to Say ‘What month and day is your mom's birthday?’ in Traditional Chinese
你媽媽生日是幾月幾號？
nǐ mā mā shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào
[nee mah mah shung rrr shir jee yweh jee how]
💬 Usage Tip: For dates, Chinese uses [A 是 B]: topic first, then the date — [你媽媽生日是幾月幾號？]. The same pattern works in answers too, like [她的生日是五月十二號。]
Phrase Breakdown
你媽媽
nǐ mā mā
your mother
Refers to the listener's mother.
你媽媽今天在家嗎？
Is your mother at home today?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you; your
A pronoun used to refer to the person you are speaking to; here it means your.
你媽媽生日是幾月幾號？
What month and day is your mom's birthday?
媽媽
mā mā
[mah mah]
mom
An informal and common word for mother.
你媽媽生日是幾月幾號？
What month and day is your mom's birthday?
生日
shēng rì
[shung rrr]
birthday
The day a person was born; also used when talking about birthday celebrations.
你媽媽生日是幾月幾號？
What month and day is your mom's birthday?
是幾月幾號
shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào
is what month and day
A common way to ask for a birthday or date in month-day format.
今天是幾月幾號？
What month and day is it today?
Words in this phrase
是
shì
[shir]
is
A linking verb meaning is, am, or are.
你媽媽生日是幾月幾號？
What month and day is your mom's birthday?
幾
jǐ
[jee]
how many; which
Used in questions to ask for a number or specific date.
你媽媽生日是幾月幾號？
What month and day is your mom's birthday?
月
yuè
[yweh]
month
A time word meaning month; used in dates.
你媽媽生日是幾月幾號？
What month and day is your mom's birthday?
幾
jǐ
[jee]
how many; which
Used in questions to ask for a number or specific date.
你媽媽生日是幾月幾號？
What month and day is your mom's birthday?
號
hào
[how]
date; day number
Used to say the numbered day of the month.
你媽媽生日是幾月幾號？
What month and day is your mom's birthday?
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