Part 3: Date & Time
日期和时间Rì qí hé shí jiān
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71 What is the date today?
Lit: Today which date?
今天 几 号？ Jīn tiān jǐ hào?
几 jǐ : a few; several; some;
If used to ask question related to
number:几 jǐ : how many, which
or what
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72 What the date today?
Today what month what date?
今天 几 月 几 号？ Jīn tiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào?
To answer such question have “ 几jǐ”, you just repeat the whole
question and replace “ 几 jǐ” using number.
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73 Today is 8th October .
Lit: Today what month what date
今天 十 月 八 号 . Jīn tiān shí yuè bā hào
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74 What day is today?
Lit: Today week what?
今天 星期 几 ? Jīn tiān xīng qí jǐ?
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75 Today is Sunday.
Lit: Today week sun
今天 星期 日。 Jīn tiān xīng qí rì.
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Week Xīng qí 星期Monday Xīng qí yī 星期一 Week day one
Tuesday Xīng qí èr 星期二 Week day two
Wednesday Xīng qí sān 星期三 Week day three
Thursday Xīng qí sì 星期四 Week day four
Friday Xīng qí wǔ 星期五 Week day five
Saturday Xīng qí liù 星期六 Week day six
Sunday Xīng qí rì 星期日 Week day sun
Sunday Xīng qí tiān 星期天 Week day (day)
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76 When is your birthday?
Lit: Your birthday is which one day?
你的 生日 是 哪一 天？ Nǐ de shēng rì shì nǎ yī tiān?
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77 When is your birthday?
Lit: Your birthday is which month which date?
你的 生日 是 几月几 号？ Nǐ de shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào
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78 My birthday is September 17.
Lit: My birthday is 9 month 17 date.
我的 生日是九月十七 号 Wǒ de shēng rì shì jiǔ yuè shí qī
hào.
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79 What time is it?
Lit: now what o’clock?
现在 几 点？ Xiàn zài jǐ diǎn?
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80 It is 5:10 PM now
Lit: Now afternoon 5 o’clock 10 minute
现在 下午 5 点 10 分 Xiàn zài xià wǔ wǔ diǎn shí fēn
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81 What time is your class?
Lit: You what time attend class?
你 几点 上 课？ Nǐ jǐ diǎn shàng kè?
课 kè is lesson; class;
班 ban : is group; class; group of people.
81 What time is … …?
Lit: You what time … ….?
你 几点 Nǐ jǐ diǎn … … ?
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82 When will you come back home?
Sentence Pattern:
Lit: You when … … ?
你 什么时候 ……？ Nǐ shén me shí hou … …?
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82 When will you come back home?
Lit: You when go back home?
你 什么时候 回 家？ Nǐ shén me shí hou huí jiā?
什么 时候 ……？ shén me shí hou … …?what time
时候 shí hou: 1 (the duration of ) time:
2 (a point in ) time; moment: ( but general, normally used in phrase with
other characters)
有时候 Yǒu shí hou sometimes
… 的时候 … De shí hou when…
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时间 shíjiān time
Do you have time? You have time ?
你有 时间 吗？ Nǐ yǒu shí jiān ma?
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You can not use 时候 shíhou here!
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