Learn Chinese 11 : What day (date) is it today?

Learn Chinese 11 : What day (date) is it today?

1.
Jīntiān shì yī jiǔ jiǔ liù nián qī yuè èrshísān hào, xīngqī èr.
今天是一九九六年七月二十三号﹐星期二。
今天是一九九六年七月二十三號﹐星期二。
Today is July 23, 1996, Tuesday.

2.
Míngtiān shì xīngqī sān, èrshísì hào.
明天是星期三﹐二十四号。
明天是星期三﹐二十四號。
Tomorrow will be Wednesday, 24th.

3.
Zuótiān shì èrshíèr hào, xīngqī yī.
昨天是二十二号﹐星期一。
昨天是二十二號﹐星期一。
Yesterday was 22nd, Monday.

4.
Zhè ge yuè shì qī yuè.
这个月是七月。
這個月是七月。
This month is July.

5.
Xià ge yuè shì bā yuè.
下个月是八月。
下個月是八月。
Next month will be August.

6.
Shàng ge yuè shì liù yuè.
上个月是六月。
上個月是六月。
Last month was June.

7.
Jīnnián shì yī jiǔ jiǔ liù nián.
今年是一九九六年。
今年是一九九六年。
This year is 1996.

8.
Míngnián shì yī jiǔ jiǔ qī nián.
明年是一九九七年。
明年是一九九七年。
Next year will be 1997.

9.
Qùnián shì yī jiǔ jiǔ wǔ nián.
去年是一九九五年。
去年是一九九五年。
Last year was 1995.

Yì nián yǒu sānbǎi liùshíwǔ tiān.
一年有三百六十五天。
一年有三百六十五天。
There are 365 days in a year.

2.
Yī ge yuè yǒu sānshí tiān huòzhě sānshí yī tiān.
一个月有三十天或者三十一天。
一個月有三十天或者三十一天。
There are 30 or 31 days in a month.

3.
Kěshì èr yuè zhǐ yǒu èrshíbā tiān huòzhě èrshíjiǔ tiān.
可是二月只有二十八天或者二十九天。
可是二月只有二十八天或者二十九天。
But there are only 28 or 29 days in February.

4.
Yí gè yuè yǒu sì ge xīngqī huòzhě wǔ ge xīngqī.
一个月有四个星期或者五个星期。
一個月有四個星期或者五個星期。
There are four or five weeks in a month.

5.
Yī ge xīngqī yǒu qī tiān.
一个星期有七天。
一個星期有七天。
There are seven days in a week.

6.
Xīngqī yī dào xīngqī wǔ shì gōngzuò rì.
星期一到星期五是工作日。
星期一到星期五是工作日。
Monday through Friday are week days (working days).

7.
Xīngqī liù shì zhōumò.
星期六是周末。
星期六是週末。
Saturday is weekend.

8.
Xīngqī tiān yě jiào lǐbài tiān, yīnwèi hěn duō rén dào jiàotáng qù zuò lǐbài.
星期天也叫礼拜天﹐因为很多人到教堂去做礼拜。
星期天也叫禮拜天﹐因為很多人到教堂去做禮拜。
Sunday is also called worship day, because many people go to church to have (Sunday) service.

Notes
‘huòzhě’ [or] is used in affirmative senteces only. In a question, ‘háishì’ is used.
1.
Nǐ shì nǎ yī nián chūshēng de?
你是哪一年出生的﹖
你是哪一年出生的﹖
In which year were you born?

2.
Wǒ shì yī jiǔ sì liù nián chūshēng de, nǐ ne?
我是一九四六年出生的﹐你呢﹖
我是一九四六年出生的﹐你呢﹖
I was born in 1946, and you?

3.
Wǒ shì sì jiǔ nián chūshēng de.
我是四九年出生的。
我是四九年出生的。
I was born in 1949.

4.
Nà nǐ jīnnián yīnggāi wǔshí suì le.
那你今年应该五十岁了。
那你今年應該五十歲了。
Then you must be 50 this year.

5.
Kě búshì ma! Nǐ shì shǔ niú de ba?
可不是吗﹗ 你是属牛的吧﹖
可不是嗎﹗你是屬牛的吧﹖
Isn’t it so! Your astrological sign must be ox, right?

6.
Duì, wǒ yī jiǔ sì jiǔ nián shēng, shǔ niú.
对﹐我一九四九年生﹐属牛。
對﹐我一九四九年生﹐屬牛。
Right. I was born in 1949. My sign is ox.

7.
Nǐ shú gǒu, duì bu duì?
你属狗﹐对不对﹖
你屬狗﹐對不對﹖
Your sign is dog, right?

8.
Duì. Wǒ de shēngrì shì jiǔ yuè yī hào.
对﹐我的生日是九月一号。
對﹐我的生日是九月一號。
Correct. My birthday is September 1.

9.
Wǒ de shēngrì shì sì yuè liù hào.
我的生日是四月六号。
我的生日是四月六號。
My birthday is April 6.

10.
Nǐ de shēngrì kuài dào le.
你的生日快到了。
你的生日快到了。
Your birthday is approching.

11.
Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàile.
祝你生日快乐。
祝你生日快樂。
Wish you a happy birthday.

12.
Xièxie.
谢谢。
謝謝。
Thanks.

Notes
‘shǔ’ means ‘belong to’. ‘shǔ gǒu’ means ‘belong to the astrological category of the dog.’ There are twelve astrological signs. Each Chinese person has his/her astrological sign based on which year he/she was born.
‘kuài dào le’ in ‘Nǐ de shēngrì kuài dào le’ means: ‘it will soon be …’ For example, ‘shíèr yuè kuài dào le’: It will soon be December.

1.
John, nǐ měitiān dōu dào xuéxiào qù ma?
John,你每天都到学校去吗﹖
John, 你每天都到學校去嗎﹖
John, do you go to school every day?

2.
Bù yidìng. Wǒ xīngqī yī sān wǔ yǒu kè.
不一定。我星期一三五有课。
不一定。我星期一三五有課。
Not really. I have class on Mondays, Wednesdays (and) Fridays.

3.
Xīngqīèr sì méiyou kè.
星期二四没有课。
星期二四沒有課。
(I) don’t have class on Tuesdays.

4.
Nǐ xīngqī yī yǒu shénme kè ne?
你星期一有什么课呢﹖
你星期一有什麼課呢﹖
What class do you have on Mondays?

5.
Xīngqī yī yǒu lìshǐ kè, shèhuìxué kè.
星期一有历史课﹐社会学课。
星期一有歷史課﹐社會學課。
(I) have history and sociology class on Mondays.

6.
Xīngqī sān ne?
星期三呢﹖
星期三呢﹖
What about Wednesday?

7.
Xīngqī sān yǒu wénxué kè hé jīngjì kè.
星期三有文学课和经济课。
星期三有文學課和經濟課。
(I) have literature and economics class on Wednesdays.

8.
Xīngqī wǔ shì zhèngzhìxué kè.
星期五是政治学课。
星期五是政治學課。
(It) is political science on Fridays.

9.
Nǐ yībān jǐ diǎn dào xuéxiào qù?
你一般几点到学校去﹖
你一般幾點到學校去﹖
What time do you go to scholl usually?

10.
Yībān jiǔ diǎn bàn qù, xiàwǔ sān-sì diǎnzhōng huíjiā.
一般九点半去﹐下午三四点钟回家。
一般九點半去﹐下午三四點鐘回家。
(I) usually go to school at half past nine. (And) come back home at three (or) four in the afternoon.

11.
Xīngqī èr hé xīngqī sì zuò shénme ne?
星期二和星期四作什么呢﹖
星期二和星期四作什麼呢﹖
What do you do on Tuesdays and Thursdays?

12.
Zài jiā xuéxí, huòzhě dào túshūguǎn qù kàn shū.
在家学习﹐或者到图书馆去看书。
在家學習﹐或者到圖書館去看書。
(I) study at home or go to the library to read books.

Notes
‘bù yīdìng’ means ‘not definitely’. It serves as an adverb, e.g. ‘Tā bù yīdìng lái.’- He may or may not come.

1.
Nǐ xīngqī liù xīngqī tiān zuò shénme?
你星期六星期天作什么﹖
你星期六星期天作什麼﹖
What do you do on Saturdays and Sundays?

2.
Wǒ yībān zài jiā xiūxi xiūxi.
我一般在家休息休息。
我一般在家休息休息。
I usually stay at home (and) take a rest.

3.
Jiālǐ de shì hěn duō, zuò bu wán.
家里的事很多﹐作不完。
家裡的事很多﹐作不完。
(There are many household chores, (you) never finish them.

4.
Bù chūqù kàn diànyǐng ma?
不出去看电影吗﹖
不出去看電影嗎﹖
(You) don’t go out (an) watch movies?

5.
Yǒude shíhou qù kàn diànyǐng.
有的时候去看电影。
有的時候去看電影。
Sometimes (I) go to see movies.

6.
Duìbuqǐ, xiànzài jǐ diǎn le?
对不起﹐现在几点了﹖
對不起﹐現在幾點了﹖
Excuse me, what time is it now?

7.
Xiànzài chà liǎng fēn jiú diǎn, zénme le?
现在差两分九点﹐怎么了﹖
現在差兩分九點﹐怎麼了﹖
(It) is two to nine, what’s up?

8.
Wǒ gāi zǒu le. Wǒ gēn yí ge péngyou yǒu yuē.
我该走了。 我跟一个朋友有约。
我該走了。我跟一個朋友有約。
I got to go. I have an appointment with a friend.

9.
Zàijiàn.
再见。
再見。
Good-bye.

Notes
‘xiūxi xiūxi’ is the reduplicated version of ‘xiūxi’ [to rest]. Reduplication of a verb carries the meaning of ‘have a …’, e.g. ‘kànkan’ [to take a look].
‘zuò bu wán’: unable to finish. This pattern ‘V+de(bu)+wán’ indicates if an event can or cannot be completed. More examples:
zuò de wán [can finish doing(it)] kàn
bu wán [cannot finish reading(it)]
xué de wán [can finish studying (lessons)]

‘zénme le?’ is an expression to ask what is happening after finding out that is happening. It cannot be used in the same way as English greeting ‘what’s up?’ among intemate friends.
‘gāi’ is a short form for ‘yīnggāi’ [should]

1. Say it in Chinese
How to say the following phrases? Please speak out. If you forget, click “answer”.
1. This year is 1996. answer
Jīnnián shì yī jiǔ jiǔ liù nián.
今年是一九九六年。

2. Not really. I have class on Mondays, Wednesdays (and) Fridays. answer
Bù yidìng. Wǒ xīngqī yī sān wǔ yǒu kè.
不一定。我星期一三五有課。

3. (It) is political science on Fridays. answer
Xīngqī wǔ shì zhèngzhìxué kè.
星期五是政治學課。

4. I got to go. I have an appointment with a friend. answer
Wǒ gāi zǒu le. Wǒ gēn yí ge péngyou yǒu yuē.
我該走了。我跟一個朋友有約。

5. I usually stay at home (and) take a rest. answer
Wǒ yībān zài jiā xiūxi xiūxi.
我一般在家休息休息。

6. (I) have literature and economics class on Wednesdays. answer
Xīngqī sān yǒu wénxué kè hé jīngjì kè.
星期三有文學課和經濟課。

7. There are 365 days in a year. answer
Yì nián yǒu sānbǎi liùshíwǔ tiān.
一年有三百六十五天。

8. (I) have history and sociology class on Mondays. answer
Xīngqī yī yǒu lìshǐ kè, shèhuìxué kè.
星期一有歷史課﹐社會學課。

9. Next year will be 1997. answer
Míngnián shì yī jiǔ jiǔ qī nián.
明年是一九九七年。

10. Sunday is also called worship day, because many people go to church to have (Sunday) service. answer
Xīngqī tiān yě jiào lǐbài tiān, yīnwèi hěn duō rén dào jiàotáng qù zuò lǐbài.
星期天也叫禮拜天﹐因為很多人到教堂去做禮拜。

2. Answer questions in Chinese
Please click on the speaker icon and listen to the question. Answer the questions based on your own situation. Please speak out. If you can’t answer the question, click on answer to see the answer to the question as it appears on the dialogue.
1. Wǒ shì yī jiǔ sì liù nián chūshēng de, nǐ ne? answer
Wǒ shì sì jiǔ nián chūshēng de.
我是四九年出生的。
I was born in 1949.

2. Xīngqī sān ne? answer
Xīngqī sān yǒu wénxué kè hé jīngjì kè.
星期三有文學課和經濟課。
(I) have literature and economics class on Wednesdays.

3. Duìbuqǐ, xiànzài jǐ diǎn le? answer
Xiànzài chà liǎng fēn jiú diǎn, zénme le?
現在差兩分九點﹐怎麼了﹖
(It) is two to nine, what’s up?

4. Xīngqī èr hé xīngqī sì zuò shénme ne? answer
Zài jiā xuéxí, huòzhě dào túshūguǎn qù kàn shū.
在家學習﹐或者到圖書館去看書。
(I) study at home or go to the library to read books.

5. Nǐ shú gǒu, duì bu duì? answer
Duì. Wǒ de shēngrì shì jiǔ yuè yī hào.
對﹐我的生日是九月一號。
Correct. My birthday is September 1.

6. Xiànzài chà liǎng fēn jiú diǎn, zénme le? answer
Wǒ gāi zǒu le. Wǒ gēn yí ge péngyou yǒu yuē.
我該走了。我跟一個朋友有約。
I got to go. I have an appointment with a friend.

7. Nǐ xīngqī yī yǒu shénme kè ne? answer
Xīngqī yī yǒu lìshǐ kè, shèhuìxué kè.
星期一有歷史課﹐社會學課。
(I) have history and sociology class on Mondays.

8. Bù chūqù kàn diànyǐng ma? answer
Yǒude shíhou qù kàn diànyǐng.
有的時候去看電影。
Sometimes (I) go to see movies.

9. Nǐ xīngqī liù xīngqī tiān zuò shénme? answer
Wǒ yībān zài jiā xiūxi xiūxi.
我一般在家休息休息。
I usually stay at home (and) take a rest.

10. Kě búshì ma! Nǐ shì shǔ niú de ba? answer
Duì, wǒ yī jiǔ sì jiǔ nián shēng, shǔ niú.
對﹐我一九四九年生﹐屬牛。
Right. I was born in 1949. My sign is ox