LEARN + CHINESE / 51 of 300 HSK 2
What Day Works for You?例 · 今天星期几
You’re arranging to meet a friend and need to check the day. Chinese often answers with the weekday right after the subject, without 是. Add 星期几 to ask which day, then use the same pattern to give the answer.
今天星期几？
jīntiān xīngqī jǐ?
What day is it today?
今天星期二。
jīntiān xīngqī'èr.
Today is Tuesday.
我们星期五见面吧。
wǒmen xīngqīwǔ jiànmiàn ba.
Let’s meet on Friday.
星期天我不上班。
xīngqītiān wǒ bú shàngbān.
I don’t work on Sundays.
Hint · 힌트
In 今天星期二, 星期二 is the predicate: it tells you what day today is. When a weekday comes before the subject, as in 星期天我不上班, it sets the time for the whole sentence.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
jīntiān | today |
xīngqī jǐ | what day of the week |
xīngqī'èr | Tuesday |
xīngqīwǔ | Friday |
xīngqītiān | Sunday |
xīngqī | week; day of the week |
zhōu | week |
xīngqīyī | Monday |
xīngqīsān | Wednesday |
xīngqīsì | Thursday |
xīngqīliù | Saturday |
xīngqīrì | Sunday (formal) |
míngtiān | tomorrow |
zuótiān | yesterday |
jiànmiàn | to meet |
shàngbān | to go to work |
fàngxué | for school to finish |
xiūxi | to rest; take a break |
rìzi | day; date |
zhōumò | weekend |
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