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'.
今天是星期天吗？
Is today Sunday?
今天是星期六。
Today is Saturday.
Lesson 1: Weekend Shopping
日期Learn how to use 如果, 就, and 得 through the topic of dates and shopping.
12 words1 grammar points1 dialogues~13 min
Vocabulary12 words
的Particle
- indicates possession or modifies a nounUsually placed after a pronoun or noun.
Examples
我的书。
My book.
贵Adjective
- expensiveThe opposite of cheap.
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.
今天Noun
- today
Examples
今天很热。
It is very hot today.
我们今天上课。
We have class today.
吗Particle
- a question particle (turns a statement into a yes/no question)Placed at the end of a sentence to turn a statement into a question.
Examples
你好吗?
How are you?
买Verb
- to buyThe act of buying something.
Examples
我买书。
I buy books.
买苹果。
Buy apples.
朋友Noun
- friend
Examples
他是我最好的朋友。
He is my best friend.
钱Noun
- money
Examples
这个多少钱？
How much is this?
日Noun
- dayused in dates, usually with a number
Examples
一日。
The first day.
六月一日。
June 1st.
商店Noun
- shop, store
Examples
去商店。
Go to the shop.
星期Noun
- weekA unit of time.
Examples
星期一。
Monday.
下星期。
Next week.
衣服Noun
- clothes; clothing
Examples
我买衣服。
I buy clothes.
月Noun
- monthA unit of time.
Examples
五月。
May.
这个月。
This month.
Grammar
Dialogues
Weekend shopping
Linh and Hoa are at a clothing store on Saturday.
Li
Linh
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.
Ho
Hoa
好。我们买什么？
Okay. What shall we buy?
Li
Linh
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?
Ho
Hoa
衣服很贵。但是很漂亮。
The clothes are very expensive. But very pretty.
Li
Linh
这件衣服多少钱？
How much is this piece of clothing?
Ho
Hoa
三百五十块。
Three hundred fifty yuan.