21.2.0 - Grammar Points
1. Express date: Year, Month, Date and Day of the week
To express a date in Chinese, we go from bigger time units to smaller time units. 年 [nián]→月 [yuè]→日 [rì], 号 [hào] is often used in spoken Chinese whereas 日 [rì] is often used in written Chinese.
For example:
|
Num. |
Year |
Num. |
Month |
Num. |
Date |
|
1989 |
年[nián] |
4 |
月[yuè] |
30 |
号[hào] / 日 [rì] |
|
2001 |
年[nián] |
5 |
月[yuè] |
1 |
号[hào] / 日 [rì] |
|
2021 |
年[nián] |
11 |
月[yuè] |
12 |
号[hào] / 日 [rì] |
The numbers from 1 to 6 are used after 星期 [xīngqī] to express Monday to Saturday. Sunday is 星期天 [xīngqī tiān] or 星期日[xīngqī rì].
|
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
|
星期一 [xīngqī yī] |
星期二 [xīngqī èr] |
星期三 [xīngqī sān] |
星期四 [xīngqī sì] |
|
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
|
|
星期五 [xīngqī wǔ] |
星期六 [xīngqī liù] |
星期天 [xīngqī tiān] or 星期日 [xīngqī rì] |
2. Asking date and day of the week.
|
Subject |
Predicate |
|
|
Q： |
今天 [Jīntiān] Today |
几号？ [jǐ hào]? what date? |
|
A： |
今天 [Jīntiān] Today |
10月1号。 [shí yuè yī hào]. October,1st. |
|
Q： |
今天 [Jīntiān] Today |
星期几？ [xīngqī jǐ]? what day? |
|
A： |
今天 [Jīntiān] Today |
星期五。 [xīngqī wǔ]. Friday. |
❓Quiz: Please choose the correct word to fill in the blanks.
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