- Course Content
- 1 Basic concepts of Chinese
- 2 Everyday greetings
- 3 Special greetings
- 4 Introducing yourself
- 5 Saying “sorry” and “excuse me”
- 6 Talking about the time (part 1)
- 7 Talking about the time (part 2)
- 8 Days of the week and months
- 9 Food and drink
- 10 Shopping
- 11 Using the Telephone
- 12 Checking in at a hotel
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Chinese (Mandarin) for English Speakers (Beginners)
日 期、 星 期 和 月 份
Days of the week and months
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Some days of the month
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 一 号 二 号 三 号 四 号 五 号 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 六 号 七 号 八 号 九 号 十 号 -
今 天 是 几 号。
What date is it today?
三 号。
It’s the 3rd ... of the month -
Days of the week
星 期 天 Sunday
星 期 一 Monday
星 期 二 Tuesday
星 期 三 Wednesday
星 期 四 Thursday
星 期 五 Friday
星 期 六 Saturday -
今 天 是 星 期 几?
What day is it today?
星 期 三。
It's Wednesday.
我 们 星 期 五 见 面 好 吗?
Can we meet on Friday then?
当 然 可 以。
Yes, of course. -
Months
一 月 January
二 月 February
三 月 March
四 月 April
五 月 May
六 月 June
七 月 July
八 月 August
九 月 September
十 月 October
十 一 月 November
十 二 月 December -
新 年 是 哪 个 月?
In which month is the New Year?
是 一 月。
It is January.
那 今 年 春 节 是 哪 个 月?
In which month is this year’s Spring Festival then?
那 是 二 月。
That will be February. -
The four tones
七 seven,旗 flag,起 rise,气 air
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