Chinese for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 1

Dates

Chinese dates — 明天几月几号? (What's tomorrow's date?) — and 十一月十号 (November 10th).

Conversation

  1. Honey Honey

    明天几月几号？

    míng tiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào?

    What is tomorrow's date?

    Tip: 几月 <jǐyuè> = which month 几号 <jǐhào> = which number, which date

  2. Yaya Yaya

    明天十一月十号。

    míng tiān shí yī yuè shí hào.

    It is November 11th.

  3. Honey Honey

    是凯尔的生日。

    shì Kǎiěr de shēng rì.

    It is Kyle's birthday.

    Tip: 生日 <shēngrì> = birthday

  4. Yaya Yaya

    真的吗？

    zhēn de ma?

    Really?

    Tip: 真的 <zhēnde> = really, for real

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say dates in Chinese?

Year + 年 + month + 月 + day + 号/日. 2024年10月11号 = 'October 11, 2024'. Note: year first, then month, then day.

Months in Chinese?

Number + 月: 一月 (Jan), 二月 (Feb), ... 十二月 (Dec). Simple and logical!

What's the difference between 号 and 日?

Same meaning ('day of month'). 号 is more colloquial; 日 is more formal/written. 十一月十号 vs 十一月十日.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Chinese lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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