Get to know the days of the week and months of the year in Chinese. Remember that 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 Xīngqīyī (sheeng chee ee)
Tuesday Xīngqī'èr (sheeng chee are)
Wednesday Xīngqīsān (sheeng chee sahn)
Thursday Xīngqīsì (sheeng chee suh)
Friday Xīngqīwŭ (sheeng chee woo)
Saturday Xīngqīliù (sheeng chee lyo)
Sunday Xīngqītiān (sheeng chee tyan)
Months
January Yīyuè (ee yweh)
February Èryuè (are yweh)
March Sānyuè (sahn yweh)
April Sìyuè (suh yweh)
May Wŭyuè (woo yweh)
June Liùyuè (lyo yweh)
July Qīyuè (chee yweh)
August Bāyuè (bah yweh)
September Jiŭyuè (jyo yweh)
October Shíyuè (shir yweh)
November Shíyīyuè (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).
