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How to Say ‘That day happens to be our wedding anniversary.’ in Traditional Chinese

那天剛好是我們的結婚週年。

nà tiān gāng hǎo shì wǒ men de jié hūn zhōu nián

[nà tiān gānghǎo shì wo men duh jiéhūn zhōunián]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Mentioning the occasion casually like this is how locals hint that they'd like something special. Staff will usually offer extras like a nice table or plate writing without you having to ask outright.

Phrase Breakdown

那天剛好是

nà tiān gāng hǎo shì

that day happens to be

那天 means 'that day'. 剛好 means 'happens to' or 'just so happens'.

Example

那天剛好是星期天。

That day happens to be Sunday.

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[nà]

that

A demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a specific thing.

Example

那房子是我的。

That house is mine.

天

tiān

[tiān]

day

A 24-hour period of time.

Example

我想為星期日在餐廳訂座位。

I want to reserve a seat at the restaurant for Sunday.

剛好

gāng hǎo

[gānghǎo]

just happen to

By coincidence; exactly right.

Example

我剛好在家。

I happen to be home.

是

shì

[shì]

to be

Used to describe the identity or attributes of something or someone.

Example

預訂的名字是張先生。

The reservation is under Mr. Zhang's name.

我們的結婚週年。

wǒ men de jié hūn zhōu nián

our wedding anniversary.

結婚 means 'to marry' and 週年 means 'anniversary'. Together they mean 'wedding anniversary'.

Example

今天是我們的結婚週年。

Today is our wedding anniversary.

Words in this phrase

我們

wǒ men

[wo men]

we; us

Refers to the speaker and their group, such as a team or company.

Example

我們很重視新人的想法,所以歡迎提問。

We value new employees’ ideas very much, so questions are welcome.

的

de

[duh]

's; of

A common grammar particle showing possession or linking description to a noun.

Example

今天的活動很有收穫,這個「的」把時間和活動連起來。

Today’s event was very rewarding; this “de” connects the time and the event.

結婚

jié hūn

[jiéhūn]

to get married

Verb meaning to marry.

Example

我姐姐去年結婚了。

My older sister got married last year.

週年

zhōu nián

[zhōunián]

anniversary

The yearly return of a date of an event.

Example

今天是公司十週年。

Today is the company's tenth anniversary.

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