Simple Chinese

Day, Week, Month and Year

Days of Week English Chinese Audio Sunday xing1 qi1 tian1 star period day Monday xing1 qi1 yi1 star period day-one Tuesday xing1 qi1 ar4 Wednesday xing1 qi1 san1 Thuresday xing1 qi1 si4 Friday xing1 qi1 wu3 Saturday xing1 qi1 liu4

Days of Month English Chinese Audio Day 1 yi1 hao4/1 hao4 first monthly-day Day 2 ar4 hao4/2 hao4 second monthly-day Day 3 san1 hao4/3 hao4 Day 10 shi2 hao4/10 hao4 Day 19 shi2 jiu3 hao4/19 hao4 Day 25 ar4 shi2 wu3 hao4/25 hao4 Day 31 san1 shi2 yi1 hao4/31 hao4

Years English Chinese Audio 2005 2005nian2 two zero zero five year 2000 2000nian2 two zero zero zero year 1983 1983nian2 one nine eight three year 1756 1756nian2 one seven five six year 547 A.D. gong1-yuan2 547nian2 public-calendar five four seven year 269 B.C. gong1-yuan2 qian2269nian2 public-calendar prior two six nine year

Months English Chinese Audio January yi1 yue4/1 yue4 one month February ar4 yue4/2 yue4 two month March san1 yue4/3 yue4 April si4 yue4/4 yue4 May wu3 yue4/5 yue4 June liu4 yue4/6 yue4 July qi1 yue4/7 yue4 August ba1 yue4/8 yue4 September jiu3 yue4/9 yue4 October shi2 yue4/10 yue4 November shi2 yi1 yue4/11 yue4 December shi2 ar4 yue4/12 yue4

Examples

English	Chinese	Audio
What day is today?	Jin1-tian1 (shi4) xing1-qi1 ji3? this-day be star-date which
Today is Friday.	Jin1-tian1 (shi4) xing1-qi1 wu3. this-day be star-date five.
What date is today?	Jin1-tian1 (shi4) ji3 hao4? this-day be which monthly-day
Today is 3rd.	Jin1-tian1 (shi4) san1 hao4. this-day be 3 monthly-day.
Today is February 8.	Jin1-tian1 shi4 2yue4 8hao4. this-day be two month 8 monthly-day.
Today is April 26, 2005.	Jin1-tian1 shi4 2005nian2 4yue4 26hao4. this-day be 2005 year 4 month 26 monthly-day.

Length of Period English Chinese Audio a (one) day yi4 tian1/1  tian1 one day two days liang3 tian1/2 tian1 two day 27 days ar4 shi2 qi1 tian1/27 tian1 two ten seven day 365 days san1 bai3 liu4 shi2 wu3 tian1/365 tian1 three hundred six ten five day a (one) week yi2 ge xing1-qi1/1 ge xing1-qi1 one mw. star-date two weeks liang3 ge xing1 qi1/2 ge xing1-qi1 two mw. star-date a (one) month yi2 ge yue4/1 ge yue4 one mw. month two months liang3 ge yue4/2 ge yue4 two mw. month 12 months shi2 ar4 ge yue4/12 ge yue4 ten two mw. month a (one) year yi4 nian2/1 nian2 one year two years liang3 nian2/2 nian2 two year two years and two months liang3 nian2 ling2 liang3 ge yue4 two year zero two mw. month

Note mw.: measure word.

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