Key Phrases
今天是几月几号？
jīn tiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào
What is the date today?
下周
xià zhōu
Next week
工作日
gōng zuò rì
Workdays
Skills You'll Learn
Understanding days of the week
理解一周的天数
lǐ jiě yī zhōu de tiān shù
Talking about dates
谈论日期
tán lùn rì qī
Discussing plans for the future
讨论未来计划
tǎo lùn wèi lái jì huà
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
星期一
xīng qī yī
Monday
星期二
xīng qī èr
Tuesday
星期三
xīng qī sān
Wednesday
星期四
xīng qī sì
Thursday
星期五
xīng qī wǔ
Friday
星期六
xīng qī liù
Saturday
星期天
xīng qī tiān
Sunday
💬 [星期天] is one common way to say Sunday; you'll also hear [星期日]. The rest of the week stays [星期] + number: [星期一], [星期二], and so on.
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xīng qī
Week
这个星期一
zhè gè xīng qī yī
This monday
💬 Use [这个] before a weekday to mean 'this' one: [这个星期一], [这个星期五]. For last/next, Chinese often uses [上个] and [下一个] the same way.
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