Key Phrases
今天是星期幾？
jīn tiān shì xīng qī jǐ
What is the day today?
下週
xià zhōu
Next week
一月一號
yí yuè yī hào
January first
Skills You'll Learn
Understanding days of the week
理解一週的天數
lǐ jiě yī zhōu de tiān shù
Talking about dates
談論日期
tán lùn rì qī
Referring to specific months
指稱特定月份
zhǐ chēng tè dìng yuè fèn
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
💬 Sunday can also be [星期日]. In Taiwan, [星期天] is very common in everyday speech, while [星期日] looks a bit more formal or written.
See breakdown →星期天
xīng qī tiān
Sunday
週
zhōu
Week
💬 [週] and [星期] both mean 'week' in date expressions. You'll see both in the same patterns, like [下週] and [下星期].
See breakdown →這個星期一
zhè gè xīng qī yī
This monday
💬 Use [這個] before a weekday to mean 'this' one: [這個星期一], [這個星期五]. For 'next' and 'last', use [下] and [上] instead: [下星期二], [上星期三].
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