My Birthday

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我wǒ在zài一yī九jiǔ九jiǔ二èr年nián二月Èr yuè二十九èr shí jiǔ日rì出生chū shēng，那nà一yī天tiān是shì我wǒ的de生日shēng rì。

我wǒ不bù喜欢xǐ huan这zhè一yī天tiān，因为yīn wèi这zhè一yī天tiān很hěn不bù一样yī yàng。

一yī九jiǔ九jiǔ二èr年nián有yǒu三sān百bǎi六十六liù shí liù天tiān，不是bù shì三sān百bǎi六十五liù shí wǔ天tiān，多duō的de那nà一yī天tiān是shì二月Èr yuè的de二十九èr shí jiǔ日rì。

这zhè一yī年nián也yě叫jiào“闰年rùn nián”。

你nǐ知道zhī dào吗ma？

你nǐ们men每měi一yī年nián都dōu可以kě yǐ过guò生日shēng rì，我wǒ每měi四sì年nián才cái能néng过guò生日shēng rì。

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Vocabulary 42 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
我	wǒ	I; me; my
在	zài	(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
九	jiǔ	nine / 9
二	èr	two / 2
年	nián	year
二月	Èr yuè	February / second month (of the lunar year)
二十九	èr shí jiǔ	twenty-nine; the number 29
日	rì	sun / day / date, day of the month
出生	chū shēng	to be born
那	nà	(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
天	tiān	day
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
生日	shēng rì	birthday
不	bù	no; not so
喜欢	xǐ huan	to like; to be fond of
这	zhè	this; these
因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
很	hěn	very; quite
一样	yī yàng	same / like / equal to / the same as
有	yǒu	to have; there is
三	sān	three / 3
百	bǎi	hundred
六十六	liù shí liù	sixty-six; the number 66
不是	bù shì	is not
六十五	liù shí wǔ	sixty-five; the number 65
多	duō	too many; in excess
也	yě	also; too; as well; (not ...) either
叫	jiào	to be called
闰年	rùn nián	leap year / (lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month
你	nǐ	you
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of
吗	ma	(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
们	men	plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
每	měi	each / every
都	dōu	all; both; entirely
可以	kě yǐ	can / may / possible / able to
过	guò	to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along
四	sì	four / 4
才	cái	then and only then
能	néng	can / to be able to / might possibly