Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 18
星期几What day is it
Ask what day of the week it is, say whether you're free in the morning or afternoon, and arrange to meet a friend.
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今天星期几— What day is it?
- 白月高朋, 今天星期几?Gao Peng, what day is it?
- 高朋今天星期天.It's Sunday.
- 白月我下午想去看朋友. 你能去吗?Want to see a friend in the afternoon. Can you come?
- 高朋能! 几点?Yes! What time?
- 白月下午三点. 我们一起去.3pm. Let's go together.
- 高朋好! 三点见!OK! See you at three!
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半天的时间— Half a day
- 白月高朋, 你今天忙吗?Are you busy today?
- 高朋上午忙. 下午有时间.Busy in the morning. I'm free in the afternoon.
- 白月后天呢?And the day after tomorrow?
- 高朋后天也有时间. 前天太忙了!I'm free then too. The day before yesterday was too busy!
- 白月下午我们见一下儿, 好吗?Shall we meet up for a bit this afternoon?
- 高朋行. 你先去, 我马上来.OK. Go first, I'll be there right away.
- 白月太好了. 一会儿见!Great. See you soon!
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- 星期
nounweek
- 星期天
nounSunday
- 星期日
nounSunday (formal)
- 日
nounday
- 下午
nounafternoon
- 半天
nounhalf a day
- 半年
nounhalf a year
- 一下儿
expressionbriefly
- 马上
adverbright away
- 先
adverbfirst
- 前天
nounthe day before yesterday
- 后天
nounthe day after tomorrow
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- 星
star (in 星期)
星期 xīngqī — week星期天 xīngqī tiān — Sunday星期日 xīngqī rì — Sunday (formal)- 期
period (in 星期)
星期 xīngqī — week星期天 xīngqī tiān — Sunday星期日 xīngqī rì — Sunday (formal)- 下
down; below
下午 xiàwǔ — afternoon一下儿 yíxiàr — a moment / once下边 xiàbiān — underneath- 忙
busy
帮忙 bāng máng — help (someone) — separable verb- 先
first
Hanzi — writing & recognition
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xīngstar (in 星期)Writing
qīperiod (in 星期)Writing
xiānfirstWriting
mǎhorse; (in 马上)Writing
xiàdown; belowRecognition
wǔnoonRecognition
bànhalfRecognition
tiānday; skyRecognition
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Days of the week / time adverbs
Explanation
Days: 星期天 = 星期日 = Sunday. 星期一 (Mon) ... 星期六 (Sat). Question: 今天星期几? Time adverbs: 马上 = right away; 一下儿 = a moment; 先 = first / before.
Examples
- 今天星期几?What day of the week is it?
- 今天星期天.It's Sunday.
- 我马上来.I'll come right away.
- 你先去吃饭.You go eat first.
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Time words go before the verb
Explanation
To say when you do something, put the time before the verb: 我下午去 (I'm going this afternoon). It can also go at the very start: 下午我去. It doesn't go at the end, so don't say 我去下午.
Examples
- 我下午去看朋友.I'm going to see a friend this afternoon.
- 星期天我们见.We'll meet on Sunday.
- 我们下午三点去.We're going at three in the afternoon.
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