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星期几 What day is it
Days of the week, 下午, time adverbs.
Dialogue
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! 我马上来. OK! I'll come right away.
Dialogue
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. 下午有半天的时间. Morning's busy. Afternoon I have half a day.
- 白月 我们一下儿见面, 好吗? Let's meet for a bit, OK?
- 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!
Vocabulary
- 星期
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noun week
- 星期天
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noun Sunday
- 星期日
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noun Sunday (formal)
- 日
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noun day
- 下午
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noun afternoon
- 半天
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noun half a day
- 半年
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noun half a year
- 一下儿
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expression a moment / once
- 马上
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adverb right away
- 先
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adverb first
New characters
- 星
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star (in 星期)
星期 xīngqī — week星期天 xīngqī tiān — Sunday星期日 xīngqī rì — Sunday (formal) - 期
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period (in 星期)
星期 xīngqī — week星期天 xīngqī tiān — Sunday星期日 xīngqī rì — Sunday (formal) - 下
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down; below
下午 xiàwǔ — afternoon一下儿 yíxiàr — a moment / once下边 xiàbiān — underneath - 忙
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busy
帮忙 bāng máng — help (someone) — separable verb - 先
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first
Hanzi — writing & recognition
xīng star (in 星期) Writing
qī period (in 星期) Writing
xiān first Writing
mǎ horse; (in 马上) Writing
xià down; below Recognition
wǔ noon (revisit ch1) Recognition
bàn half (revisit Bk1) Recognition
tiān day; sky Recognition
Grammar
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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