Mandarin with Meng

Beginner course – Lesson 8 of 15

Days of the Week and Dates in Mandarin

Days and months in Mandarin are built from numbers, so they are quick to learn once you can count to 12.

Days of the week

星期一

xīngqīyī

Monday

星期二

xīngqī'èr

Tuesday

星期三

xīngqīsān

Wednesday

星期四

xīngqīsì

Thursday

星期五

xīngqīwǔ

Friday

星期六

xīngqīliù

Saturday

星期天

xīngqītiān

Sunday

周末

zhōumò

Weekend

You will also see 周一 (zhōuyī) for Monday, 周二 (zhōu'èr) for Tuesday, and so on. It is a shorter form with the same meaning.

Months

一月

yīyuè

January

二月

èryuè

February

三月

sānyuè

March

四月

sìyuè

April

五月

wǔyuè

May

六月

liùyuè

June

七月

qīyuè

July

八月

bāyuè

August

九月

jiǔyuè

September

十月

shíyuè

October

十一月

shíyīyuè

November

十二月

shí'èryuè

December

Useful words and questions

今天

jīntiān

Today

明天

míngtiān

Tomorrow

昨天

zuótiān

Yesterday

今天星期几？

jīntiān xīngqī jǐ?

What day is it today?

今天几月几号？

jīntiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào?

What is the date today?

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