What day of the week is it today?
今天 + 是 + 星期几？Used to ask the day of the week. 星期几 means 'what day of the week'.
今天是星期几？
What day of the week is today?
今天是星期六。
Today is Saturday.
Lesson 1: Weekend Shopping
星期六Learn 今天是星期几？ and saying amounts of money with 块/毛 through Weekend Shopping.
6 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~13 min
Vocabulary6 words
东西Noun
- 1.thing, object
- 2.thing, item
- 3.person (used informally or unfavorably to refer to someone)
Examples
这是什么东西？
What is this?
桌子上有很多东西。
There are many things on the table.
贵Adjective
- 1.expensiveThe opposite of cheap.
- 2.honorable, your (polite)e.g. 贵姓 (your surname), 贵国 (your country)
Examples
这个东西太贵了。
This thing is too expensive.
我不想买贵的手机。
I do not want to buy an expensive phone.
买Verb
- to buyThe act of buying something.
Examples
我买书。
I buy books.
买苹果。
Buy apples.
商场Noun
- shopping mallusually refers to a large shopping mall
Examples
商场很大。
The shopping mall is very big.
商店Noun
- shop, store
Examples
去商店。
Go to the shop.
衣服Noun
- clothes; clothing
Examples
我买衣服。
I buy clothes.
Grammar
Saying amounts of money
数字 + 块 / 毛（+ 钱）In speech, money is counted in 块 (kuài) for whole units and 毛 (máo) for tenths, read from the largest unit down: 三百五十块 = 350 yuan, 五块五毛 = 5.5 yuan. Ask the price with 多少钱？
这个衣服多少钱？
How much is this outfit?
三百五十块。
Three hundred and fifty yuan.
Dialogues
Weekend shopping
Xiao Lin and Xiao Hua go shopping together on Saturday.
小林
小林
今天是星期六，我们去商店买东西。
Today is Saturday, let's go to the store to buy things.
小花
小花
好。我们买什么？
Okay. What shall we buy?
小林
小林
我想买衣服。这个商店的衣服怎么样？
I want to buy clothes. How are the clothes at this store?
小花
小花
衣服很贵，也很好看。
The clothes are expensive, and they also look great.
小林
小林
这个衣服多少钱？
How much is this outfit?
小花
小花
三百五十块。
Three hundred fifty yuan.
小林
小林
那我们去商场看看吧。
Then let’s go to the shopping mall and take a look.
小花
小花
好，商场的衣服很多，也不太贵。
Sure, the mall has lots of clothes and they’re not too expensive.