How to Say ‘Auntie is having a birthday gathering next week.’ in Traditional Chinese
下週阿姨要辦生日聚餐。
xià zhōu ā yí yào bàn shēng rì jù cān
[shyah joe ah-ee yaow bahn sheng-rih jyu-tsahn]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese often puts the time first: [下週阿姨要辦生日聚餐]. That order is very natural in everyday speech, and you can reuse it with other time words like [明天我們去吃飯]
Phrase Breakdown
下週
xià zhōu
next week
Refers to the week after this one.
下週見。
See you next week.
Words in this phrase
下
xià
[shyah]
next; upcoming
Used with time expressions to indicate the following time period.
下個月我要出國。
Next month I am going abroad.
週
zhōu
[joe]
week
Refers to a seven-day period.
這週天氣很好。
The weather is very nice this week.
阿姨
ā yí
[ah-ee]
aunt; auntie
A female relative of the parents’ generation, or a polite way to address such a woman.
阿姨人很好。
Auntie is very kind.
要辦
yào bàn
will hold; is going to hold/organize
Indicates someone is going to organize or hold an event.
我們要辦聚會。
We’re going to hold a gathering.
Words in this phrase
要
yào
[yaow]
going to; will
Shows a future plan or intention.
她要請大家吃飯。
She is going to treat everyone to a meal.
辦
bàn
[bahn]
to hold; organize
Used when arranging or hosting events.
阿姨要辦活動。
Auntie is going to organize an event.
生日聚餐
shēng rì jù cān
birthday meal/gathering
A meal or gathering held to celebrate a birthday.
他們有生日聚餐。
They have a birthday gathering.
Words in this phrase
生日
shēng rì
[sheng-rih]
birthday
Refers to the anniversary of someone’s birth.
弟弟生日快到了。
My younger brother’s birthday is coming soon.
聚餐
jù cān
[jyu-tsahn]
group meal; dinner gathering
A shared meal with a group, often social or celebratory.
我們家常常聚餐。
Our family often has meal gatherings.
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