Asking and Telling the Date (今天是...)
今天是 + 月/日/年/星期Use 今天 as the subject and 是 to say what day of the month, which month, which year, or which day of the week today is.
今天是几月几号？
What is today's date?
今天是星期一。
Today is Monday.
Lesson 2: Asking What Today's Date Is
年月日Learn 今天是 + month/day/year/weekday and 是 + number + 月/号/年 through Asking What Today's Date Is.
3 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~15 min
Vocabulary3 words
年Noun
- yearA unit of time.
Examples
今年。
This year.
二零二四年。
The year 2024.
日Noun
- dayused in dates, usually with a number
Examples
一日。
The first day.
六月一日。
June 1st.
今年Noun
- this year
Examples
今年我很忙。
I am very busy this year.
Grammar
Stating a Specific Day, Month, and Year
S + 是 + 数词 + 月/号/年Use 是 to connect the subject with time information. 月 is month, 号 is day of the month, and 年 is year.
今天是五月二十号。
Today is May 20th.
今年是二零二五年。
This year is 2025.
Dialogues
Asking What Today's Date Is
Two students are talking before class.
小林
小林
今天是几月几号？
What is today's date?
小南
小南
今天是九月一号。
Today is September 1st.
小林
小林
今天是星期几？
What day of the week is today?
小南
小南
今天是星期一。
Today is Monday.
小林
小林
今年是哪一年？
What year is this year?
小南
小南
今年是二零二五年。
This year is 2025.
小林
小林
九月一号，也是九月一日，对吗？
September the first — that’s also written “September 1st”, right?
小南
小南
对，九月一日。今天是二零二五年九月一日。
Right, September 1st. Today is 1 September 2025.