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L3 Dates and Time: Time Words in Chinese
L3 Dates and Time: Time Words in Chinese
年 nián year
月 yuè month
日 rì date
星期 xīng qī week
周末 zhōu mò weekend
中午 zhōng wǔ noon
下午 xià wǔ afternoon
半夜 bàn yè midnight
点 diǎn hour
分 Fēn minute
半 Bàn half
刻 kè a quarter of an hour
秒 miiǎo Second
How to Tell Time
9:30 九点三十(分) jiǔ diǎn sānshí fēn 九点半 jiǔ diǎn bàn
9:45 九点四十五(分) jiǔ diǎn sìshíwǔ fēn 九点三刻 jiǔ diǎn sān kè
Morning 早上 zǎo shàng (around 7–9 am) 早上七点 zǎo shàng qī diǎn (7 am)
上午 shàng wǔ (roughly after 9 am) 上午十点 shàng wǔ shí diǎn (10 am)
中午十二点二十分
Noon 中午 zhōng wǔ (around 12 pm)
Zhōngwǔ shíèr diǎn èrshí fēn (12:20 pm)
下午四点十分
Afternoon 下午 xià wǔ
Xiàwǔ sì diǎn shí fēn (4:10 pm)
晚上八点三十五分
Evening 晚上 wǎnshàng Wǎnshàng bā diǎn sānshíwǔ fēn (8:35
pm)
上个星期 (shànggè xīngqī last week); 这个星期 (zhègè xīngqī this week); 下个星期
星期 (xiàgè xīngqī next week); 星期几 (xīngqī jǐ which day of the week); 每个星期 (měigè
xīngqī everyweek)
上个月 (shànggè yuè last month); 这个月 (zhègè yuè this month); 下个月 (xiàgè
月 yuè next month); 哪个月(nǎ gè yuè which month); 几月 (jǐ yuè which month); 每个
月 (měigè yuè every month)
去年 (qù nián last year); 今年 (jīn nián this year); 明年 (míng nián next year)
年
2021 年 (2021 nián); 哪年 (nǎ nián which year); 每年 (měi nián every year)
Task 1: History Quiz
When did the following events happen? Ask and answer with your partner using the format
below. English is allowed to describe the event.
Write the following dates in Chinese. Then, ask and answer questions with your partner.
Q: … (holiday) 是 几月几号?
A: … (holiday) 是 X 月 X 号。
农历新年
Lunar New Year February 11
nóng lì xīn nián
妇女节
Women’s Day March 8
fù nǚ jié
清明节
Tomb-Sweeping Day April 4
qīng míng jié
劳动节
Labor Day May 1
láo dòng
青年节
Youth Day May 4
qīng nián jié
儿童节
Children’s Day June 1
ér tóng jiee
端午节
Dragon Boat Festival June 14
duān wǔ jié
七夕 Chinese Valentine’s
August 14
qī xī Day
鬼节
Ghost Festival August 22
guǐ jié
中秋节
Mid-Autumn Festival September 21
zhōng qiū jié
国庆节
National Day October 1
guó qìng jié
Survey your classmates and find out in what year were they born and what are their birthdays.
Then, share your findings with your class.
Q1: 你是哪年生的?(nǐ shì nǎ nián shēng de) In what year were you born?
Q2: 你今年多大?(nǐ jīn nián duō dà) How old are you this year?
Q2: 你的生日是几月几号?(nǐ de shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào) When is your birthday?
Report:
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Task 4: Do you know them?
Q1: 她叫什么名字?
Q2: 她做什么工作?
Q3: 她是哪年生的?(tā shì nǎ nián shēng de) In what year was she born?
Q4: 她今年多大?(tā jīn nián duō dà) How old is she this year?
Q5: 她的生日是几月几号? (tā de shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào) When is her birthday?
Halimah Yacob 新加坡 xīn jiā pō Singapore 总统 zǒng tǒng President b. 1954.08.23
Question words for when: 几点 (jǐ diǎn) what time <specifically>; 什么时候(shénme
shíhou) when
Ask and answer questions with your partner about daily routine.
Sentence Patter: A 还是 B?
1. 你喜欢吃中国菜 还是美国菜?
8. 你喜欢 住在城市 (zhù zài chéngshì – “live in the city”) 还是 住在农村 (zhù zài nóngcūn – “live
in the countryside”)
10. 你怎么来(lái – to come) VMI?开车 (kāi chē – “driving”) 还是 坐飞机 (zuò fēijī – “take
flight”)?
Interview your classmates by asking one of the questions above. Take notes and report your findings.
Report:
下午
晚上
看书 (kàn shū) 看电影 (kàn diànyǐng) 看电视 (kàn diànshì) 玩游戏 (wán yóuxì)
Reading Watch movie Watch TV Play games
学中文 (xué
做功课 (zuò gōngkè) 睡觉(shuì jiào) 吃饭 (chī fàn)
zhōngwén)
Do homework sleep Eat meals
Learn Chinese
听音乐 (tīng yīnyuè) 和朋友聊天(hé péngyou liáotiān)
Listen to music Chat with friends
Task 1: How are you doing today?
1. 累 lèi = tired
2. 忙 máng = busy
3. 饿 è = hungry
4. 渴 kě = thirsty
5. 高兴 gāo xìng = happy
6. 难过 nán guò = upset
7. 生气 shēng qì = angry
8. 伤心 shāng xīn = sad
1. 棒 bang = great; 2. 不错 búcuò = not bad; 3. 难 nán = hard, difficult; 4. 有意思 yǒu yìsi =
interesting
Task 2: Daily Schedule
Ask and answer questions about your own schedule (when you were in high school).
Task 3: Survey
Ask at least two classmates the following questions and share your findings with the class.
Ask at least two classmates the following questions and share your findings with the class.
Ask at least two classmates the following questions and share your findings with the class.
上午
下午
晚上
体育课 Tǐyù kè PE
A:___________________。
Task 5: Invitation
Conversation I
B:太好了,谢谢!
A:好!
B:几点见?
B:好!________ 见!
Conversation II
B:有事儿吗?