Sān-Bā Jié kuài dào le, wǒ xiǎng gěi māma mǎi yí shù huā.
Women's Day is coming up, and I want to buy my mum a bunch of flowers.
Tips
mistakes
Say 三八节 or 妇女节, but never call a woman 三八 on its own: said of a person, 三八 is an insult meaning a silly, gossipy woman. Many shops now market the day as 女神节 'Goddess Day' instead.
