Intermediate - Birthday on the Lunar Calendar (C1849)

A: 晓萌,祝你生日快乐!
Xiǎoméng, zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!
Xiaomeng, happy birthday!
B: 谢谢!你怎么知道我的生日?
xièxie! nǐ zěnme zhīdào wǒ de shēngrì?
Thanks! How did you know my birthday?
A: 你QQ上有啊,一月十八号!
nǐ QQ shàng yǒu a, yīyuè shí bā hào!
It's on QQ. January 18th!
B: 哦。不过我QQ上写的是阴历生日,阴历一月十八。
ò. bùguò wǒ QQ shàng xiě de shì yīnlì shēngrì, yīnlì yīyuè shí bā.
Oh. But that's my lunar calendar birthday on QQ. Lunar January 18th.
A: 那你的生日不是今天?
nà nǐ de shēngrì bùshì jīntiān?
You mean your birthday isn't today?
B: 嗯,在下个月。
ng4, zài xià ge yuè.
No, it's next month.
A: 你的阳历生日是哪天?
nǐ de yánglì shēngrì shì něitiān?
When is your solar birthday?
B: 二月十五号。
èryuè shí wǔ hào.
February 15th.
A: 那你过阴历生日,不过阳历生日?
nà nǐ guò yīnlì shēngrì, bù guò yánglì shēngrì?
So you celebrate your lunar birthday and not your solar birthday?
B: 跟家人一起的话,过阴历生日。跟朋友一起的话,过阳历生日。
gēn jiārén yīqǐ dehuà, guò yīnlì shēngrì. gēn péngyou yīqǐ dehuà, guò yánglì shēngrì.
If I'm with my family, I celebrate my lunar birthday. If I'm with my friends, I celebrate my solar birthday.
A: 你一年要过两次生日啊?
nǐ yī nián yào guò liǎng cì shēngrì a?
You celebrate your birthday twice every year?
B: 嗯。
ng4.
Yup.
A: 真幸福!
zhēn xìngfú!
You've got it good!

Key Vocabulary

zhù to wish
怎么 zěnme how
不过 bùguò but
阴历 yīnlì lunar calender
阳历 yánglì solar calender
哪天 něitiān which day
guò to celebrate
的话 dehuà if
幸福 xìngfú happy

Supplementary Vocabulary

公历 gōnglì Gregorian calender
农历 nónglì lunar calender
几月几号 jǐyuè jǐhào which date
早日康复 zǎorìkāngfù ‘get well soon‘
开心 kāixīn happy
高兴 gāoxìng happy

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