Days of the Week

12 minutes

Learn beginner Chinese words and sentences about days of the week.

Days of the Week

How to use these phrases

In this lesson, you learn useful Chinese words about days of the week. Practice the vocabulary, read the example sentences, and answer the quiz questions.

Chinese vocabulary and Pinyin

ChinesePinyinMeaning
星期一xīng qī yīMonday
星期二xīng qī èrTuesday
星期三xīng qī sānWednesday
星期四xīng qī sìThursday
星期五xīng qī wǔFriday
星期六xīng qī liùSaturday
星期日xīng qī rìSunday
今天jīn tiānToday

Example sentences

今天是星期一。

Jīn tiān shì xīng qī yī.

Today is Monday.

明天是星期二。

Míng tiān shì xīng qī èr.

Tomorrow is Tuesday.

星期三我上课。

Xīng qī sān wǒ shàng kè.

I have class on Wednesday.

星期五我很开心。

Xīng qī wǔ wǒ hěn kāi xīn.

I am happy on Friday.

星期六和星期日我在家。

Xīng qī liù hé xīng qī rì wǒ zài jiā.

I am at home on Saturday and Sunday.

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