Dates
jin1tian1 ji3hao4
今天 几号 ?
What's the date today?
Shi2jiu3 hao4
19
号
It's the 19th
Wo3 yi1jiu3ba1ling2nian2liu4yue4san1shi2hao4
chu1sheng1
我 一九八零
年 六月三十号 出生
I was born the 30th
of June 1980
Jin1tian1 xing1qi1ji3?
今天 星期几
?
What day is it today?
Xing1qi1 yi1
星期一
Monday
Xing1qi1 tian1
星期天
Sunday
In chinese, the days of the week
and the months follow an easy rule:
Days of the week: week + number (Except
Sunday which is week + day)
English
|
Chinese
(phonetic) |
Chinese
(written) |
| |
|
|
Week
|
Xing1qi1
|
星期
|
Monday
|
Xing1qi1yi1
|
星期一
|
Tuesday
|
Xing1qi1er4
|
星期二
|
Wednesday
|
Xing1qi1san1
|
星期三
|
Thursday
|
Xing1qi1si4
|
星期四
|
Friday
|
Xing1qi1wu3
|
星期五
|
Saturday
|
Xing1qi1liu4
|
星期六
|
Sunday
|
Xing1qi1ri4
(xing1qi1tian1) |
星期日
(
星期天
) |
Months: number + month
English
|
Chinese
(phonetic) |
Chinese
(written) |
| |
|
|
Month
|
Yue4
|
月 |
January
|
Yi1yue4
|
一月
|
February
|
Er4yue4
|
二月 |
March
|
San1yue4
|
三月 |
April
|
Si4yue4
|
四月 |
May |
Wu3yue4
|
五月 |
June |
Liu4yue4
|
六月 |
July
|
Qi1yue4
|
七月 |
August
|
Ba1yue4
|
八月 |
September
|
Jiu3yue4
|
九月 |
October |
Shi2yue4
|
十月 |
November
|
Shi2yi1yue4
|
十一月 |
December
|
Shi2er4yue4
|
十二月 |
Vocabulary
English
|
Chinese
(phonetic) |
Chinese
(written) |
| |
|
|
Today
|
Jin1tian1
|
今天 |
Year
|
Nian2
|
年 |
Month
|
Yue4
|
月 |
Day
|
Ri4
|
日 |
Day
|
Hao4
|
号 |
To
be born |
Chu1sheng1
|
出生 |
Week
|
Xing1qi1
|
星期
|
Chinese character of
the day
