Chinese 101: How to say “Happy birthday” in Chinese

    Grammar: 从 as "from" (Time or Event)

    Language Tips：Understanding“大人”and “小人”in Chinese culture

    Song: 王力宏《大城小爱》Big city, small love by Leehom Wong

Dialogue:

A：祝你十八岁生日快乐！

Zhù nǐ shí bā suì shēng rì kuài lè ！

Happy 18th birthday to you!

B：谢谢！从今天起，我就是个大人了。

Xiè xiè ！cóng jīn tiān qǐ ，wǒ jiù shì gè dà rén le 。

Thanks ! From today, I’m an adult now.

Words & expressions:

【祝】zhù：wish, congratulate

【岁】suì: age

【生日】shēng rì: birthday

【快乐】kuài lè: happy

【今天】jīn tiān: today

【大人】dà rén: adult