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Birthday on the Lunar Calendar

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ID: 1849 Pre Intermediate
The lunar calender is decidedly important in China as it determines the date of various holidays like Chinese New Year and the Dragon Boat Festival, but did you know that birthdays on the lunar calender are also treated with great importance? How do you choose which one to celebrate? Learn about birthdays on the solar and lunar calender in today's Intermediate lesson!
Tue Jan 17 2012 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
祝 zhù to wish
怎么 zěnme how; how come
不过 bùguò but
阴历 yīnlì lunar calender
晓萌，祝你生日快乐！
Xiǎoméng ，zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè ！
Xiaomeng, happy birthday!
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?
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!
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.
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