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Days of the week in Chinese

Unit 5 — Time & days · 30 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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Chinese words for days of the week

Example conversations in Chinese

Making a week plan

今天星期几?
What day is it today?
今天是星期一。
It's Monday.
你每周一都有课吗?
Do you have class every Monday?
是的,每周一和周二都有课。
Yes, every Monday and Tuesday.
星期三呢?
What about Wednesday?
星期三我有空。
Wednesday is a free day for me.
那我们周三见面吧。
Let's meet on Wednesday then.
好主意。哪一天对你最合适?
Good idea. What day works best for you?
星期三下午我可以。
Wednesday afternoon works for me.
太好了。我会把它写到我的日程表上。
Perfect. I'll write it on my schedule.
太好了,星期三见。
Great, see you Wednesday.
到时候见。那天会很不错。
See you then. It'll be a good day.

Talking about weekends

你周末工作吗?
Do you work on weekends?
不,我周末有空。
No, I have weekends free.
所以你星期六和星期天都有空吗?
So you're free on Saturday and Sunday?
是的,我很喜欢空闲的周末。
Yes, I love a free weekend.
你每个星期六做什么?
What do you do every Saturday?
我通常在星期六和朋友见面。
I usually meet friends on Saturday.
那星期天呢?
What about Sunday?
星期天是家庭日。
Sunday is family day.
听起来不错。
That sounds nice.
是啊,周末是一周中最好的部分。
Yeah, weekends are the best part of the week.
我大多数周末都上班。
I work most weekends.
哎呀,你也需要一个空闲的周末。
Oh no, you need a free weekend too.

Asking about a meeting

我们哪天开会?
Which day do we have the meeting?
星期四。你星期四有空吗?
Thursday. Are you free Thursday?
星期四上午还是下午?
Thursday morning or afternoon?
星期四下午。那天会很忙。
Thursday afternoon. It'll be a busy day.
我星期五上午很忙,但下午有空。
I'm busy Friday morning, but free in the afternoon.
好。星期五下午也可以。
Good. Friday afternoon works too.
截止日期是哪一天?
What day is the deadline?
截止时间是星期五五点。
The deadline is Friday at five.
好的,我打算周四见面。
Okay, I'll plan to meet Thursday.
好。我们这周可以完成这项工作。
Good. We can finish the work this week.
我需要把这些日子记下来。
I need to write the days down.
好主意,免得你忘了。
Good idea, before you forget.

Weekly routine

你这一周怎么安排?
What does your week look like?
挺忙的。除了星期天,我每天都工作。
Pretty busy. I work every day except Sunday.
一周工作六天?
Six days of work?
是的,不过星期六工作时间短一些。
Yes, but Saturday is a shorter day.
那你每个星期天做什么?
And what do you do on Sundays?
星期天是我唯一真正放松的一天。
Sunday is the only day I really relax.
你有没有周一休假的时候?
Do you ever take a Monday off?
有时候,如果我多上一天班的话。
Sometimes, if I work an extra day.
这一周真够长的。
That's a long week.
是啊,不过我喜欢忙碌。
Yeah, but I like being busy.
也许有一天你可以休一个完整的周末。
Maybe one day you can take a full weekend.
我很想有个空闲的周末去见朋友。
I'd love a free weekend to meet friends.

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