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Today, tomorrow, yesterday in Chinese

Unit 5 — Time & days · 36 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 today, tomorrow, yesterday

Example conversations in Chinese

What you did yesterday

你昨天做了什么?
What did you do yesterday?
昨天我去了公园。
Yesterday I went to the park.
好玩吗?
Was it fun?
是的,昨天是个好日子。
Yes, yesterday was a good day.
你是一个人去的吗?
Did you go alone?
没有,我和我姐妹一起去的。
No, I went with my sister.
我昨天工作了一整天。
I worked all day yesterday.
那太可惜了。那天是完美的一天。
That's too bad. It was a perfect day.
你昨天在外面吃饭了吗?
Did you eat out yesterday?
是的,我们昨天在咖啡馆吃了午饭。
Yes, we had lunch at the cafe yesterday.
不错。我昨天待在家里。
Nice. I stayed home yesterday.
也许下次你可以和我们一起去。
Maybe next time you can join us.

Today is busy

你今天有什么计划?
What's your plan for today?
今天我在家工作。
Today I'm working from home.
今天一整天吗?
All day today?
是的,今天是忙碌的一天。
Yes, today is a busy day.
你今天有空吗?
Are you free today?
今天不行。也许这周晚些时候可以。
Not today. Maybe later in the week.
我今天也有个会议。
I have a meeting today too.
今天大家工作都很忙。
Today everyone is busy at work.
你今天的会议几点开始?
What time is your meeting today?
在三点。
It's at three o'clock.
祝你今天顺利。
Good luck with today.
谢谢。我希望今天会是个好日子。
Thanks. I hope it's a good day.

Plans for tomorrow

你明天要做什么?
What are you doing tomorrow?
明天我要去海滩。
Tomorrow I'm going to the beach.
听起来很好玩。谁和你一起去?
Sounds fun. Who's going with you?
我的朋友们明天早上来。
My friends are coming tomorrow morning.
我明天要工作。
I'm working tomorrow.
明天一整天吗?
All day tomorrow?
是的,明天会是漫长的一天。
Yes, tomorrow is a long day.
也许我们下周可以见面。
Maybe we can meet next week.
明天晚上怎么样?
What about tomorrow night?
明天晚上我可以。
Tomorrow night works for me.
太好了。明天见。
Great. See you tomorrow.
明天晚上见。
See you tomorrow night.

Across three days

昨天很棒。今天很忙。明天会很安静。
Yesterday was great. Today is busy. Tomorrow will be quiet.
一周之内这么多事啊。
That's a lot in one week.
你呢?
What about you?
今天和明天我都要工作。昨天我休息了。
Today and tomorrow I'm working. Yesterday I rested.
你昨天做了什么好玩的事吗?
Did you do anything fun yesterday?
是的,我昨天看了一部电影。
Yes, yesterday I saw a movie.
你明天想看一部电影吗?
Want to see one tomorrow?
明天不方便。今天怎么样?
Tomorrow is hard. How about today?
今天可以。几点?
Today works. What time?
今天六点左右?
Around six today?
太好了。所以是今天,不是明天。
Perfect. So today, not tomorrow.
对。今天晚点见。
Right. See you later today.

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