How to Say ‘When's your birthday?’ in Traditional Chinese
你的生日是幾月幾號？
nǐ de shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào
[nee duh sheng-rih shir jee yweh jǐ hào]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese questions keep normal statement word order, and the question word just fills the slot of the answer. Compare 你的生日是五月十二號 "your birthday is May 12th".
Phrase Breakdown
你的生日
nǐ de shēng rì
your birthday
This is the topic of the question. 的 is light and neutral in tone.
你的生日在夏天嗎？
Is your birthday in summer?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The common singular word for you.
你今天很早。
You are early today.
的
de
[duh]
's; possessive particle
Marks possession, similar to "'s" or "of" in English.
這是你的手機。
This is your phone.
生日
shēng rì
[sheng-rih]
birthday
The day someone was born; also used in birthday celebrations.
今天是爸爸的生日。
Today is Dad’s birthday.
是幾月幾號？
shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào
is what date?
是 (shì) means 'is'. 幾月幾號 asks for the month and day.
明天是幾月幾號？
What date is tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
是
shì
[shir]
to be; is; are
A very common verb used to identify or state that something is something. In measurement sentences, it links the subject to the number.
我的體重是七十公斤。
My weight is 70 kilograms.
幾
jǐ
[jee]
how many; what number
Used in questions to ask about an unspecified small number, including time.
約幾點呢？下午可以嗎？
About what time? Is the afternoon okay?
月
yuè
[yweh]
month
A time word meaning 'month'.
上個月家裡很熱鬧。
The family was very lively last month.
幾號
jǐ hào
[jǐ hào]
what date; which day of the month
Asks for the day number in a date.
今天幾號？
What's the date today?
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