Get to know the days of the week and months of the year in Chinese. Remember Chinese people recognize seven days in the week just as Americans do, but the Chinese week begins on Monday and ends on Sunday.
| Days |
| Monday X∫çngq∫çy∫ç
(sheeng chee ee) |
| Tuesday X∫çngq∫ç’èr
(sheeng chee are) |
| Wednesday X∫çngq∫çs≈n
(sheeng chee sahn) |
| Thursday X∫çngq∫çsì (sheeng
chee suh) |
| Friday X∫çngq∫çwu (sheeng chee
woo) |
| Saturday X∫çngq∫çliù
(sheeng chee lyo) |
| Sunday X∫çngq∫çti≈n (sheeng
chee tyan) |
| Months |
| January Y∫çyuè (ee yweh) |
| February Èryuè (are yweh) |
| March S≈nyuè (sahn yweh) |
| April Sìyuè (suh yweh) |
| May Wuyuè (woo yweh) |
| June Liùyuè (lyo yweh) |
| July Q∫çyuè (chee yweh) |
| August B≈yuè (bah yweh) |
| September Jiuyuè (jyo yweh) |
| October Shíyuè (shir yweh) |
| November Shíy∫çyuè (shir ee
yweh) |
| December Shí’èryuè (shir
are yweh) |
Language Phrases Glossary
accusative case
When noun or pronoun is the direct object of the verb of the sentence, you are required to switch to the accusative case ending.
Language Phrases Glossary
dative case
When noun or pronoun is the indirect object of the verb of the sentence, you are required to switch to the dative case ending.
Language Phrases Glossary
genitive case
When the noun or pronoun indicates possession, you are required switch to the genitive case ending.
Language Phrases Glossary
instrumental case
A Russian grammatical term that indicates that the noun or pronoun assist in the carrying out of an action, you are required to switch to the accusative case ending.
Language Phrases Glossary
interrogative
Words used to ask questions, such as who, what, when, where, and why.
Language Phrases Glossary
macron
A small, horizontal mark above the vowel that indicates a long vowel sound. Make the vowel sound like its name.
Language Phrases Glossary
nominative case
When noun or pronoun is the subject of the sentence, you are required to switch to the nominative case ending.
Language Phrases Glossary
prepositional case
A grammatical case that indicates that the noun or pronoun is the object of a preposition, you are required to switch to the accusative case ending. Used with the Russian prepositions: v (v; in), na (nah; on), o (oh; about), and ob (ohb; about).
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