What’s the date today
Today you will learn how to ask for and say dates and days.
let’s look at the new words first.
请qǐng (polite) please
问wèn to ask, to inquire
请问 qǐng wèn excuse me
when you want to ask somebody something, you are supposed to be polite, 请问is what you should put before the question to show respect.
今天 jīntiān today
号 hào (for date of month) number
月 yuè month
| Jan 一月 yīyuè | Feb二月èryuè |
| Mar三月sānyuè | Apr 四月sìyuè |
| May 五月wǔyuè | Jun六月liùyuè |
| Jul 七月qīyuè | Aug 八月bāyuè |
| Sep 九月jiǔyuè | Oct 十月shíyuè |
| Nov 十一月shíyīyuè | Dec十二月shíèryuè |
星期 xīngqī week
| Monday | 星(xīng)期(qī)一(yī) |
| Tuesday | 星(xīng)期(qī)二(èr) |
| Wednesday | 星(xīng)期(qī)三(sān) |
| Thursday | 星(xīng)期(qī)四(sì) |
| Friday | 星(xīng)期(qī)五(wǔ) |
| Saturday | 星(xīng)期(qī)六(liù) |
| Sunday | 星(xīng)期(qī)日(rì)/星期天 |
Language points
How to express a date in Chinese
月 yuè + 号 hào + 星期 xīngqī
九月一号jiǔyuè yīhào，星期六xīngqī liù
How to say “Monday Jan 1st” 一月一号，星期一
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