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How do you say "When is your birthday?" in Chinese?
你的生日是哪天?
nǐ de shēng rì shì nǎ tiān ?
In Chinese, "When is your birthday?" is 你的生日是哪天?.
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Pronunciation
Nee duh sheng ruh shuh nah tyan, with shēng (birth) and rì (day/sun) combining to mean birthday.
Writing and usage
Six characters: 你 (you), 的 (possessive), 生 (birth), 日 (day/sun), 是 (is), 哪 (which), 天 (day). Asks for birth date.
Example sentence
你的生日是哪天?
When is your birthday?
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How to remember 你的生日是哪天?
Shēng rì (birth-day) literally combines birth and sun-day, making it intuitive for age and celebration questions.
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- What is the temperature? 温度是多少? wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Tuesday? 星期二的温度是多少? xīng qī èr de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Wednesday? 星期三的温度是多少? xīng qī sān de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the weather on Friday? 星期五的天气怎么样? xīng qī wǔ de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? 星期二的天气怎么样? xīng qī èr de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- Who is your best friend? 你最好的朋友是谁? nǐ zuì hǎo de péng you shì shéi ?
- Why are you here? 你为什么在这里? nǐ wèi shén me zài zhè li ?
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How do you say "When is your birthday?" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "When is your birthday?" is 你的生日是哪天?. It is a noun.
How is 你的生日是哪天? written in Chinese?
Six characters: 你 (you), 的 (possessive), 生 (birth), 日 (day/sun), 是 (is), 哪 (which), 天 (day). Asks for birth date.
How is 你的生日是哪天? used in a sentence?
Use 你的生日是哪天? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 你的生日是哪天? (When is your birthday?).
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"When is your birthday?" in other languages
- Japanese 誕生日はいつですか？ (tanjōbi wa itsu desu ka ？)
- Korean 생일이 언제예요? (saengili eonjeyeyo?)
- Spanish ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
- French Quand est ton anniversaire ?
- German Wann ist dein Geburtstag?
- Italian Quand'è il tuo compleanno?
- Russian Когда твой день рождения? (kogda tvoj denʹ roždenija?)
- Greek Πότε είναι τα γενέθλιά σου; (pote ine ta yenethlia su)
- Arabic عيد ميلادك إمتى؟ (aeed meelaedk 'imta?)
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