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星期几 What day is it
Days of the week, 下午, time adverbs.
Dialogue
今天星期几 — What day is it?
- 白月 高朋, 今天星期几? Gao Peng, what day is it?
- 高朋 今天星期天. It's Sunday.
- 白月 我下午想去看朋友. 你能去吗? Want to see a friend in the afternoon. Can you come?
- 高朋 能! 几点? Yes! What time?
- 白月 下午三点. 我们一起去. 3pm. Let's go together.
- 高朋 好! 我马上来. OK! I'll come right away.
Dialogue
半天的时间 — Half a day
- 白月 高朋, 你今天忙吗? Are you busy today?
- 高朋 上午忙. 下午有半天的时间. Morning's busy. Afternoon I have half a day.
- 白月 我们一下儿见面, 好吗? Let's meet for a bit, OK?
- 高朋 行. 你先去, 我马上来. OK. Go first, I'll be there right away.
- 白月 太好了. 一会儿见! Great. See you soon!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 星期 | xīngqī | n. | week |
| 星期天 | xīngqī tiān | n. | Sunday |
| 星期日 | xīngqī rì | n. | Sunday (formal) |
| 日 | rì | n. | day |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | n. | afternoon |
| 半天 | bàn tiān | n. | half a day |
| 半年 | bàn nián | n. | half a year |
| 一下儿 | yíxiàr | exp. | a moment / once |
| 马上 | mǎshàng | adv. | right away |
| 先 | xiān | adv. | first |
New characters
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 星 | xīng | star (in 星期) 星期 xīngqī — week星期天 xīngqī tiān — Sunday星期日 xīngqī rì — Sunday (formal) | |
| 期 | qī | period (in 星期) 星期 xīngqī — week星期天 xīngqī tiān — Sunday星期日 xīngqī rì — Sunday (formal) | |
| 下 | xià | down; below 下午 xiàwǔ — afternoon一下儿 yíxiàr — a moment / once下边 xiàbiān — underneath | |
| 忙 | máng | busy 帮忙 bāng máng — help (someone) — separable verb | |
| 先 | xiān | first |
Hanzi — writing & recognition
xīng star (in 星期) Writing
qī period (in 星期) Writing
xiān first Writing
mǎ horse; (in 马上) Writing
xià down; below Recognition
wǔ noon (revisit ch1) Recognition
bàn half (revisit Bk1) Recognition
tiān day; sky Recognition
Grammar
星期几 / 时间副词 Days of the week / time adverbs
星期天 = 星期日 = Sunday. 星期一 = Monday, 星期二 = Tuesday, ..., 星期六 = Saturday. 问"今天星期几?". 时间副词: 马上 = right away, 一下儿 = (just) once / a moment, 先 = first.
Days: 星期天 = 星期日 = Sunday. 星期一 (Mon) ... 星期六 (Sat). Question: 今天星期几? Time adverbs: 马上 = right away; 一下儿 = a moment; 先 = first / before.
- 今天星期几? Jīntiān xīngqī jǐ? What day of the week is it?
- 今天星期天. Jīntiān xīngqī tiān. It's Sunday.
- 我马上来. Wǒ mǎshàng lái. I'll come right away.
- 你先去吃饭. Nǐ xiān qù chī fàn. You go eat first.
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