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Chinese (Mandarin) for English Speakers (Beginners)

() 期、() (xīng) () () (yuè) (fèn)

Days of the week and months

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  • Some days of the month

    1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    ()(hào) (èr)(hào) (sān)(hào) ()(hào) ()(hào)
    6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
    (liù)(hào) ()(hào) ()(hào) (jiǔ)(hào) (shí)(hào)
  • (jīn) (tiān) (shì) () 号。(hào)
    What date is it today?
    (sān) 号。(hào)
    It’s the 3rd ... of the month
  • Days of the week

    (xīng) () (tiān) Sunday
    (xīng) () () Monday
    (xīng) () (èr) Tuesday
    (xīng) () (sān) Wednesday
    (xīng) () () Thursday
    (xīng) () () Friday
    (xīng) () (liù) Saturday
  • (jīn) (tiān) (shì) (xīng) () 几?()
    What day is it today?
    (xīng) () 三。(sān)
    It's Wednesday.
    () (men) (xīng) () () (jiàn) (miàn) (hǎo) 吗?(ma)
    Can we meet on Friday then?
    (dāng) (rán) () 以。()
    Yes, of course.
  • Months

    () (yuè) January
    (èr) (yuè) February
    (sān) (yuè) March
    () (yuè) April
    () (yuè) May
    (liù) (yuè) June
    () (yuè) July
    () (yuè) August
    (jiǔ) (yuè) September
    (shí) (yuè) October
    (shí) () (yuè) November
    (shí) (èr) (yuè) December
  • (xīn) (nián) (shì) () (ge) 月?(yuè)
    In which month is the New Year?
    (shì) () 月。(yuè)
    It is January.
    () (jīn) (nián) (chūn) (jié) (shì) () (ge) 月?(yuè)
    In which month is this year’s Spring Festival then?
    () (shì) (èr) 月。(yuè)
    That will be February.
  • The four tones

    () seven,   () flag,   () rise,   () air