How to Say ‘We hope to have a small birthday surprise.’ in Traditional Chinese
也希望有小小的生日驚喜。
yě xī wàng yǒu xiǎo xiǎo de shēng rì jīng xǐ
[yeh shee-wahng yoe shyaow-shyaow duh shung-rih jing-shee]
💬 Usage Tip: [也] usually comes before the verb, so [也希望有...] means "also hope to have..." This word order is very stable and easy to reuse: [也想要靠窗的位置].
Phrase Breakdown
也
yě
[yeh]
also; too
Adds another request after a previous one.
我們也希望有小小的生日驚喜。，如果方便的話。
We also hope there can be a small birthday surprise, if convenient.
希望
xī wàng
[shee-wahng]
hope; wish
Expresses a polite hope when making a request.
我們也希望有小小的生日驚喜。，麻煩您了。
We also hope there can be a small birthday surprise; sorry for the trouble.
有
yǒu
[yoe]
have; there is/are
Indicates that something can be included or arranged.
如果可以，我們也希望有小小的生日驚喜。
If possible, we also hope there can be a small birthday surprise.
小小的
xiǎo xiǎo de
small; tiny
A soft, cute way to say something is a little small.
只要小小的蛋糕就好。
Just a small cake is fine.
Words in this phrase
小小
xiǎo xiǎo
[shyaow-shyaow]
small; little
Makes the surprise sound simple, sweet, and not excessive.
店家也希望有小小的生日驚喜。讓客人開心。
The restaurant also hopes to provide a small birthday surprise to make customers happy.
的
de
[duh]
of; linking particle
Links 'small' to the noun phrase 'birthday surprise.'
我們也希望有小小的生日驚喜。，不用太正式。
We also hope there can be a small birthday surprise; it doesn’t need to be too formal.
生日
shēng rì
[shung-rih]
birthday
Refers to the occasion being celebrated.
因為今天是生日，我們也希望有小小的生日驚喜。
Because today is a birthday, we also hope there can be a small birthday surprise.
驚喜
jīng xǐ
[jing-shee]
surprise
Something pleasantly unexpected arranged for a celebration.
訂位時，我們也希望有小小的生日驚喜。
When making the reservation, we also hope there can be a small birthday surprise.
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