Learn Chinese Words for Mother's Day

News Flashback

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers in the world! On May 11st, 2014, the world has experienced a sentimental day, with lots of people showing love towards their mothers, including celebrities. Most of them post photos with their mums on social media on Mother’s Day. They are showing that celebrities, like common people are also given life by a lady. Let’s take a look at these sentimental photos of these celebrities with their mums.

Miley Cyrus Posting Childhood Photo with Mum

Miley Cyrus is one we cannot be more familiar with, especially after her mind-blowing changes of style. While some chose to post current photos with the women who brought them into the world, Miley Cyrus took us down with a snap of her and her mum from their childhood in which she wears a cute and a completely innocent smile, a vast difference from what we know her as now.

Justin Bieber Celebrating Mother's Day with His Mum

The pop star, Justin Bieber posted a snap of him kissing his mum while rounding her in his arms. He wrote: "Happy Mother’s Day to my amazing mum. I love u with all my heart!"

Have you called your mum yet? Observe these touching photos and then, seriously, call your mum!

Chinese Words and Phrases

In the news, the main role are not the stars, but the great mums who make this world go around. How do we say Mother’s Day in Chinese language? It is 母亲节(mǔ qīn jié). "母亲" means “mother”. In Chinese, 母亲 is kind of a normal word, which is often used in written Chinese and always to show respect, while 妈妈 is an oral expression, mostly used in daily Chinese conversations. "节" is short for 节日(jié rì) which means “festival” or “Day” in Chinese. In Chinese culture, there are many “Days” such as 父亲节(fù qīn jié)-Father’s Day, 劳动节(láo dòng jié)-Labor’s Day, 中秋节(zhōng qiū jié)-Mid-autumn’s Day, etc.

To wish somebody a happy Mother’s Day, we put 快乐(kuài lè) after 母亲节。快乐 here is an adjective, which means “happy”. One thing we should pay attention to is that the word 快乐 comes after a specific festival when we give our wishes in Chinese, different from the grammar in English. That’s why “Happy Mother’s Day” is 母亲节快乐 instead of 快乐母亲节.

Examples

Zoe: jīntiān shì mǔqīn jié，nǐ ɡěi nǐ māmɑ dǎ diànhuà lemɑ？

Zoe: 今天   是   母亲  节，你 给 你 妈妈   打    电话   了吗？

        Today is Mother's Day, did you call your Mum?

Paul: tiān ā，wǒ chàyìdiǎn wànɡle

Paul: 天  啊，我  差一点    忘了！

        Oh, my God. I almost forgot!

Zoe: nà kuàiqù zhùtā mǔqīnjié kuàilè bɑ！

Zoe: 那  快去   祝她   母亲节    快乐  吧！

        Then wish her Happy Mother's Day now!

Paul: xièxiè ！ yě zhùnǐ de mǔqīn jiérì kuàilè！

Paul: 谢谢！   也  祝你  的  母亲  节日  快乐！

        Thank you! The same to your mum!