Do you know how to say the seven days of the week in Chinese?
保罗:李丽,一个星期有几天?
Paul: Li Li, how many days are there in a week?
李丽:一个星期有7天。星期一、星期二、星期三、星期四、星期五、星期六和星期天。
Li Li: A week has seven days. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
星期天也叫星期日。
Sunday is also called Sunday.
保罗:我可以说“周一、周二……”吗?
Paul: Can I say “Monday, Tuesday ...?”
李丽:可以。你可以说“周一、周二、周三、周四、周五、周六”,
Li Li: Yes. You can say “Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday”
“星期天”只能说“周日”,不能说“周天”。
For “Sunday”, you can only say “Sunday”, not “Week Day”.
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 保罗 | bǎo luó | Paul (name) |
| 李丽 | lǐ lì | Li Li (name) |
| 一 | yí | one |
| 个 | ge | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 7 | qī | |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 和 | hé | and |
| 星期天 | xīng qī tiān | Sunday |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 叫 | jiào | to call |
| 星期日 | xīng qī rì | Sunday |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can |
| 说 | shuō | to say |
| 周 | zhōu | week |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal) |
| 只 | zhǐ | only |
| 能 | néng | to be able to |
| 周日 | zhōu rì | Sunday |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) |