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Custom Birthday Cake

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ID: 2781 Intermediate
As you get older you often care less and less about your birthday. How about ordering a custom made cake to really spice things up. Learn all sorts of birthday related terms in Chinese.
Wed Oct 14 2015 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
打算 dǎsuàn to plan
庆祝 qìngzhù to celebrate
蛋糕 dàngāo cake
腻 nì to be sick of something
这个礼拜天是你的生日，你打算怎么庆祝？
zhè ge lǐbàitiān shì nǐ de shēngrì ，nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme qìngzhù ？
This Sunday is your birthday, how do you plan to celebrate?
还没想到，每年都吃蛋糕，有点腻了。
hái méi xiǎngdào ，měinián dōu chī dàngāo ，yǒudiǎnr nì le 。
I still haven't thought of anything, I've gotten a bit sick of eating birthday cake each year.
也是，不过生日没有蛋糕，好像怪怪的。
yě shì ，bùguò shēngrì méiyǒu dàngāo ，hǎoxiàng guàiguàide 。
True, but birthdays without cake seems a little weird.
有的人会自己做蛋糕，但是好麻烦。
yǒu de rén huì zìjǐ zuò dàngāo ，dànshì hǎo máfan 。
Some people make their own cake, but it's a lot of hassle.
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