Pattern
In Chinese, when we talk about today’s date, weekday, or special days, we use the sentence pattern:
今天是……
Jīntiān shì …
Today is …
Useful examples
今天是星期一。 🔊
Jīntiān shì xīngqī yī.
Today is Monday.
Jīntiān shì xīngqī yī.
Today is Monday.
今天是星期二。 🔊
Jīntiān shì xīngqī èr.
Today is Tuesday.
Jīntiān shì xīngqī èr.
Today is Tuesday.
今天是星期三。 🔊
Jīntiān shì xīngqī sān.
Today is Wednesday.
Jīntiān shì xīngqī sān.
Today is Wednesday.
今天是星期四。 🔊
Jīntiān shì xīngqī sì.
Today is Thursday.
Jīntiān shì xīngqī sì.
Today is Thursday.
今天是星期五。 🔊
Jīntiān shì xīngqī wǔ.
Today is Friday.
Jīntiān shì xīngqī wǔ.
Today is Friday.
今天是星期六。 🔊
Jīntiān shì xīngqī liù.
Today is Saturday.
Jīntiān shì xīngqī liù.
Today is Saturday.
今天是星期天。 🔊
Jīntiān shì xīngqī tiān.
Today is Sunday.
Jīntiān shì xīngqī tiān.
Today is Sunday.
今天是六月十五号。 🔊
Jīntiān shì liù yuè shíwǔ hào.
Today is June 15th.
Jīntiān shì liù yuè shíwǔ hào.
Today is June 15th.
今天是春天的第一天。 🔊
Jīntiān shì chūntiān de dì yī tiān.
Today is the first day of spring.
Jīntiān shì chūntiān de dì yī tiān.
Today is the first day of spring.
今天是中秋节。 🔊
Jīntiān shì Zhōngqiūjié.
Today is Mid-Autumn Festival.
Jīntiān shì Zhōngqiūjié.
Today is Mid-Autumn Festival.
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