星期一到星期天
Days of the week in Chinese
Name: ________________ Date: ________
用中文说星期几，一点儿也不难。
星期加一，就是星期一。星期加二，就是星期二。三、四、五、六，都一样。
那星期七呢？没有星期七！我们说星期天，也可以说星期日。
小丽很想学英文。
星期一，她说：“今天太忙了，明天学吧。”
星期二，她说：“今天太累了，明天学吧。”
星期三，朋友叫她去看电影。星期四，下雨了。星期五，她想睡觉。星期六，她和朋友去吃饭。
星期天晚上，妈妈问她：“这个星期，你学了什么？”
小丽笑了：“我会说星期一、星期二、星期三、星期四、星期五、星期六、星期天！”
妈妈问：“那英文呢？”
小丽说：“明天学吧！”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中文 | zhōngwén | Chinese (language) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | not have; there is not |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
English (for the teacher)
Saying the days of the week in Chinese isn’t hard at all.
Add one to 星期 and you get Monday. Add two to 星期 and you get Tuesday. Three, four, five and six work the same way.
So what about “week seven”? There’s no such thing! We say 星期天 for Sunday, or 星期日.
Xiaoli really wants to learn English.
On Monday she says, “I’m too busy today. I’ll study tomorrow.”
On Tuesday she says, “I’m too tired today. I’ll study tomorrow.”
On Wednesday a friend asks her to the cinema. On Thursday it rains. On Friday she wants to sleep. On Saturday she goes out to eat with friends.
On Sunday evening her mum asks, “So what did you learn this week?”
Xiaoli smiles. “I can say Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday!”
“And what about English?” asks Mum.
“I’ll study it tomorrow!” says Xiaoli.