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星期一到星期天

Days of the week in Chinese

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用yòng中文zhōngwén说shuō星期xīngqī几，一点儿yìdiǎnr也yě不bù难nán。

星期xīngqī加jiā一yī，就是jiùshì星期一xīngqīyī。星期xīngqī加jiā二èr，就是jiùshì星期二xīngqī’èr。三sān、四sì、五wǔ、六liù，都dōu一样yíyàng。

那nà星期xīngqī七qī呢ne？没有méiyǒu星期xīngqī七qī！我们wǒmen说shuō星期天xīngqītiān，也yě可以kéyǐ说shuō星期日xīngqīrì。

小丽xiǎolì很hěn想xiǎng学xué英文yīngwén。

星期一xīngqīyī，她tā说shuō：“今天jīntiān太tài忙máng了le，明天míngtiān学xué吧ba。”

星期二xīngqī’èr，她tā说shuō：“今天jīntiān太tài累lèi了le，明天míngtiān学xué吧ba。”

星期三xīngqīsān，朋友péngyǒu叫jiào她tā去qù看kàn电影diànyǐng。星期四xīngqīsì，下雨xiàyǔ了le。星期五xīngqīwǔ，她tā想xiǎng睡觉shuìjiào。星期六xīngqīliù，她tā和hé朋友péngyǒu去qù吃饭chīfàn。

星期天xīngqītiān晚上wǎnshang，妈妈māma问wèn她tā：“这zhè个gè星期xīngqī，你nǐ学xué了le什么shénme？”

小丽xiǎolì笑xiào了le：“我wǒ会huì说shuō星期一xīngqīyī、星期二xīngqī’èr、星期三xīngqīsān、星期四xīngqīsì、星期五xīngqīwǔ、星期六xīngqīliù、星期天xīngqītiān！”

妈妈māma问wèn：“那nà英文yīngwén呢ne？”

小丽xiǎolì说shuō：“明天míngtiān学xué吧ba！”

Key words

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.