how do you write ...

[Chester716]

happy birthday and say it actually I haven't learned that yet....

also would the name come before or after the "happy birthday"

thanks!

Edited August 18, 2009 at 08:09 PM by Chester716

[muyongshi]

Happy Birthday is 生日快乐 sheng ri kuai le

Wish you a happy birthday is 祝你生日快乐 zhu ni sheng ri kuai le

I don't know ever really when you say the persons name. Don't you always say "you"?

[Xiwang]

For cards, signs, etc., the name would usually come first, then a comma, then "生日快乐."

The first time I ordered a birthday cake, I noticed that the decorators at Paris Baguette (fortunately) had corrected my Chinese syntax. I had originally asked them to decorate the cake using the English-language convention of putting the name last.

[Chester716]

thanks that answered my questions

[.Miko]

I don't know ever really when you say the persons name.

it should be 祝sb.生日快乐, which means happy birthday to sb. , and pronounces like zhu(4) ni(3) sheng(1) ri(4) kuai(4) le(4) Numbles between the brackets stand for different tones.

hope it helps~

[Chester716]

thanks guys.. one more thing.... how would you say and write (simp)

" ... but you don't have to act tough all the time.."

or is that possible to say without really knowing the context?

Thanks again.

[.Miko]

I guess there can be several versions. But I prefer 但其实你不需要总是假装坚强

To make it smooth i sightly change the meaning, which becomes but actually you don't have to pretend to be tough all the time

not sure if it fits the context

[Chester716]

thanks...

I ended up writing that part in english.. it made more sense to do it on that part anyways... but I'll write that down and learn it since you translated it for me!

Thanks all! worked out well.