How to Say ‘Meiling is getting married next month!’ in Traditional Chinese
美玲下個月要結婚了！
měi líng xià gè yuè yào jié hūn le
[Měilíng xià guh yuè yaow jiéhūn le]
Phrase Breakdown
美玲下個月
měi líng xià gè yuè
Meiling, next month
美玲 (Měilíng) is a woman's name. 下個月 (xià ge yuè) means 'next month'. In Chinese, the time word comes right after the subject.
美玲下個月去日本。
Meiling is going to Japan next month.
Words in this phrase
美玲
měi líng
[Měilíng]
Meiling (name)
A common female given name.
美玲是我的妹妹。
Meiling is my younger sister.
下
xià
[xià]
next
Indicating a following event or time, coming immediately after the present one.
我們下週五有一個聚會。
We have a gathering next Friday.
個
gè
[guh]
general classifier
A very common measure word used with many everyday objects and items.
我想要一個這個。
I would like one of this.
月
yuè
[yuè]
month
A calendar month.
這個月很忙。
This month is very busy.
要結婚了！
yào jié hūn le
is getting married!
要…了 (yào…le) shows that something is about to happen. 結婚 (jiéhūn) means 'get married'.
他們明年要結婚了！
They're getting married next year!
Words in this phrase
要
yào
[yaow]
want; need; going to
Often means 'want to' or 'need to.' In ordering, it asks about your choice or preference.
你要用燕麥奶的話，要多加十元。
If you want to use oat milk, it costs ten dollars extra.
結婚
jié hūn
[jiéhūn]
to get married
Verb meaning to marry.
我姐姐去年結婚了。
My older sister got married last year.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.
火車快來了。
The train is about to arrive.
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