Beginner Lesson 15.1 – Days of the Week
Days Of The Week In Chinese | Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow In Chinese
Learn how to say 7 days of the week in Chinese. Be able to say today, yesterday, tomorrow in Chinese and understand what is the Predicate in Chinese.
- Week in Chinese: 星期 周
- 7 Days of the Week in Chinese
- Today, yesterday, tomorrow in Chinese: 今天 昨天 明天
- Predicate in Chinese sentences
- Nouns as Predicate in Chinese sentences
VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR
Grammar 1: Days of the Week in Chinese · HSK 1
xīngqī 星期 week | zhōu 周 week
There are two ways to say week in Chinese: 星期 and 周. So there are also two sets of ways to name the days of the week in Chinese. Generally, the format is like this:
星期 / 周 + number
But with Sunday, it's 星期天, 星期日 or 周日.
| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
| xīngqīyī 星期一 |
xīngqī'èr 星期二 |
xīngqīsan 星期三 |
xīngqīsì 星期四 |
xīngqīwǔ 星期五 |
xīngqīliù 星期六 |
xīngqītiān 星期天 xīngqīrì 星期日 |
| zhōuyī 周一 |
zhōu'èr 周二 |
zhōusan 周三 |
zhōusì 周四 |
zhōuwǔ 周五 |
zhōuliù 周六 |
zhōurì 周日 |
| MON | xīngqīyī 星期一 |
zhōuyī 周一 |
| TUE | xīngqī'èr 星期二 |
zhōu'èr 周二 |
| WED | xīngqīsan 星期三 |
zhōusan 周三 |
| THU | xīngqīsì 星期四 |
zhōusì 周四 |
| FRI | xīngqīwǔ 星期五 |
zhōuwǔ 周五 |
| SAT | xīngqīliù 星期六 |
zhōuliù 周六 |
| SUN | xīngqītiān 星期天 xīngqīrì 星期日 |
zhōurì 周日 |
Grammar 2: Ask and Answer Days of the Week in Chinese · HSK 1
The Question Word 几 is used when asking what day of the week it is. We can say "xīngqī jǐ 星期几" or "zhōu jǐ 周几". 几 means "what number; which number". For example,
Q: jīntiān xīngqī jǐ
今天星期几？
what day of the week is it today
A: jīntiān xīngqīliù
今天星期六。
today is Saturday
Q: jīntiān zhōujǐ
今天周几？
what day of the week is it today
A: jīntiān zhōurì
今天周日。
today is Sunday
Grammar 3: Predicate in Chinese Sentences· HSK 1
In Chinese the main structure of a sentences usually has two parts: zhǔyǔ 主语 The Subject and wèiyǔ 谓语 The Predicate. The Subject is the "topic" of the sentence; it's the main focus that we talk about in the sentence. And the Predicate explains, discusses or describes the topic. Sometimes there is also the Object, but it is not mandatory in a sentence.
| SUBJECT | PREDICATE | OBJECT |
| the topic | explain/discuss/describe... the topic |
Grammar 4: Nouns as the Predicate in Chinese Sentences· HSK 1
A lot of the times the Predicate in Chinese sentences are verbs, but nouns can also function as the Predicate. This is one of the most important characteristics of the Chinese language. For example:
| SUBJECT | PREDICATE | OBJECT | ||
| 1 | jīntiān 今天 today |
xīngqīwǔ 星期五 Friday |
。 | |
| NOUN. | ||||
| 2 | jīntiān 今天 today |
shì 是 is |
xīngqīwǔ 星期五 Friday |
。 |
| VERB. |