Wǒ mā ma de我妈妈的
shēng rì生日
lí离
wǒ de我的
shēng rì生日
hěn jìn很近
，suǒ yǐ所以
wǒ我
hé mā ma和妈妈
jīng cháng经常
yì qǐ一起
guò shēng rì过生日
。My mum’s birthday is very close to mine, so she and I often celebrate our birthdays together.
Wǒ men我们
guò shēng rì过生日
huì会
hé和
suǒ yǒu所有
jiā rén家人
yì qǐ一起
chī fàn吃饭
，ér qiě而且
yì bān一般
shì是
wǎn fàn晚饭
。On our birthday we eat with all the family, and it is usually dinner.
Bái tiān白天
wǒ我
jiù就
hé péng you和朋友
yì qǐ一起
qù去
kàn diàn yǐng看电影
，hē喝
kā fēi咖啡
。During the day I go with friends to watch a film and drink coffee.
Mā ma妈妈
jiù就
hé和
tā de péng you她的朋友
yì qǐ一起
qù去
guàng jiē逛街
。My mum goes out shopping with her own friends.
Dào wǎn shang到晚上
wǒ men我们
zài再
yì qǐ一起
huí jiā回家
chī fàn吃饭
。Come evening, we go home together and have dinner.
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Usage of 离 (lí)
Meaning: Away from — how near or far one thing is from another.
Context: Works for distance in space (two places) and for distance in time (two dates or events).
Structure:
A + 离 + B + 很近 / 很远 / 不远
Note: 离 cannot be dropped. Chinese does not say 我家很近学校 the way English says “my home is close to school”.
- • 我妈妈的生日离我的生日很近。
(My mum’s birthday is very close to mine. / From Text) - • 我家离学校很近。
(My home is close to school.) - • 我的生日离圣诞节很远。
(My birthday is a long way from Christmas.)
Usage of 和…一起 (hé… yì qǐ)
Meaning: Together with someone.
Context: Says who you did something with. Extremely common in everyday spoken Chinese.
Structure:
Subject + 和 + Person + 一起 + Verb Phrase
Note: 和 and 一起 work as a pair and both sit before the verb. 我吃饭和朋友一起 is wrong.
- • 我和妈妈经常一起过生日。
(My mum and I often celebrate our birthdays together. / From Text) - • 我和朋友一起看电影。
(I watch films with my friends.) - • 她和她的朋友一起喝咖啡。
(She drinks coffee with her friends.)