- Today we are going to learn about basic conversation for date and time.
- Let’s revise some of the words that we had learned previously （click to open a new window):
今 明 后 昨 前 天
- And, assume today is Monday.
| Day |
Chinese Character |
Pinyin |
Pronunciation |
| Today |
今天 |
jīn tiān |
|
| Sentence: |
| Today is Monday. |
| 今天是星期一。 |
| jīn tiān shì xīng qī yī。 |
|
| Tommorrow |
明天 |
míng tiān |
|
| Sentence: |
| Tomorrow is Tuesday. |
| 明天是星期二。 |
| míng tiān shì xīng qī èr。 |
|
| The day after tomorrow |
后天 |
hòu tiān |
|
| Sentence: |
| The day after tomorrow is Wednesday. |
| 后天是星期三。 |
| hòu tiān shì xīng qī sān。 |
|
| Yesterday |
昨天 |
zuó tiān |
|
| Sentence: |
| Yesterday was Sunday. |
| 昨天是星期日。 |
| zuó tiān shì xīng qī rì。 |
|
| The day before yesterday |
前天 |
qián tiān |
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| Sentence: |
| The day before yesterday was Saturday. |
| 前天是星期六。 |
| qián tiān shì xīng qī liù 。 |
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Learn a Chinese Character a Day
