Days of the Week in Mandarin Chinese
Days of the Week in Mandarin Chinese 一周的日子 (yì zhōu de rìzi) Understanding how to talk about days of the week is essential for basic communication in Mandarin Chinese. In […]
Days of the Week
in Mandarin Chinese
一周的日子 (yì zhōu de rìzi)
Understanding how to talk about days of the week is essential for basic communication in Mandarin Chinese. In this article, you’ll learn key vocabulary and useful expressions, grammar rules, and practice using them in context.
A.Vocabulary
Learn the following Mandarin Chinese vocabulary about Days of the Week to help you quickly understand the upcoming reading text.
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Formation of Day Names
As you saw above, days of the week in Mandarin are formed by combining a word for “week” 星期 (xīngqī) with a number (from one to six) for Monday through Saturday. For Sunday, the character 日 (rì) or 天 (tiān), both meaning “day,” is used instead of a number. For examples: 星期一 (xīngqī yī) for Monday, 星期二 (xīngqī èr) for Tuesday, and so on, up to 星期六 (xīngqī liù) for Saturday, and 星期日 (xīngqī rì) or 星期天 (xīngqī tiān) for Sunday.
Please listen to the vocabulary again in its entirety to strengthen your mastery of the words.
B. Useful Expressions
Use the following expressions to talk about Days of the Week in Mandarin Chinese.
| No | Useful Expressions | ||
| English | Chinese Characters | Pinyin | |
| 1 | Next Sunday | 下个星期天 | xià gè xīngqī tiān |
| 2 | What day is it today? | 今天星期几？ | Jīntiān xīngqī jǐ? |
| 3 | Today is Wednesday. | 今天星期三。 | Jīntiān xīngqī sān. |
| 4 | What day is tomorrow? | 明天星期几？ | Míngtiān xīngqī jǐ? |
| 5 | Yesterday was Sunday. | 昨天星期天。 | Zuótiān xīngqī tiān. |
| 6 | Are you free tomorrow? | 你明天有空吗？ | Nǐ míngtiān yǒu kòng ma? |
| 7 | I have time on Saturday. | 我星期六有时间。 | Wǒ xīngqī liù yǒu shíjiān. |
| 8 | What did you do last weekend? | 上个周末你做了什么？ | Shàng gè zhōumò nǐ zuò le shénme? |
| 9 | I went to Beijing last week. | 我上个星期去了北京。 | Wǒ shàng gè xīngqī qù le Běijīng. |
| 10 | I’m going to visit my grandparents next weekend. | 下个周末我要去看我的爷爷奶奶。 | Xià gè zhōumò wǒ yào qù kàn wǒ de yéye nǎinai. |
| 11 | Let’s meet next week. | 我们下个星期见吧。 | Wǒmen xià gè xīngqī jiàn ba. |
2. Reading Text
📅 我的一星期
Wǒde yì xīngqī
My Week
我是一个高中生。
Wǒ shì yí gè gāozhōngshēng.
I am a high school student.
我每天做不同的事情。
Wǒ měitiān zuò bùtóng de shìqing.
I do different things every day.
星期一，我上数学课。
Xīngqī yī, wǒ shàng shùxué kè.
On Monday, I have math class.
星期二，我学生物。
Xīngqī èr, wǒ xué shēngwù.
On Tuesday, I study Biology.
星期三，我上中文课。
Xīngqī sān, wǒ shàng Zhōngwén kè.
On Wednesday, I have Chinese class.
星期四，我上英文课。
Xīngqī sì, wǒ shàng yīngwén kè.
On Thursday, I have English class.
星期五，我有考试。
Xīngqī wǔ, wǒ yǒu kǎoshì.
On Friday, I have a test.
星期六，我去图书馆。
Xīngqī liù, wǒ qù túshūguǎn.
On Saturday, I go to the library.
星期天，我做作业和休息。
Xīngqī tiān, wǒ zuò zuòyè hé xiūxi.
On Sunday, I do homework and rest.
3. The Grammar
Structure of Days
In Mandarin, days of the week follow this pattern:
星期 (xīngqī) + number
一 = Monday, 二 = Tuesday, … 六 = Saturday, 日 or 天 = Sunday
Examples:
星期一 (xīngqī yī) – Monday
星期五 (xīngqī wǔ) – Friday
星期天 (xīngqī tiān) – Sunday (spoken)
星期日 (xīngqī rì) – Sunday (formal/written)
4. Exercise
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