五号四月？
How to say the date in Chinese
Name: ________________ Date: ________
今天是几月几号？用中文说日期，很容易。
一年有十二个月：一月、二月、三月，一直到十二月。
说日期，大的在前，小的在后：先说年，再说月，最后说号。
写的时候，常常用“日”：十月六日。说话的时候，常常说“号”：十月六号。
汤姆是英国人，在北京学中文。
他对中国朋友乐乐说：“我的生日是五号四月，你来我家吃蛋糕吧！”
乐乐问：“五月四号？”汤姆说：“对，对！”
五月四号，乐乐拿着蛋糕来了。“生日快乐！”
汤姆看着蛋糕，不说话。
他的生日是四月五号，上个月就过了。
汤姆笑了：“谢谢你！”“今年我有两个生日了！”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 拿 | ná | to take; to hold; to carry |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 容易 | róngyì | easy |
| 一直 | yìzhí | always; all along; continuously |
| 先 | xiān | first; in advance |
| 最后 | zuìhòu | finally; in the end; last; final |
| 常常 | chángcháng | often; frequently |
| 用 | yòng | to use; use; usefulness |
| 蛋糕 | dàngāo | cake |
| 日期 | rìqī | date |
English (for the teacher)
What’s the date today? Saying the date in Chinese is easy.
A year has twelve months: month one (January), month two, month three, all the way to month twelve.
With dates, the big part comes first and the small part last: first the year, then the month, and the day at the end.
In writing, the day is usually 日: 十月六日, the sixth of October. When speaking, people usually say 号: 十月六号.
Tom is from the UK and studies Chinese in Beijing.
He tells his Chinese friend Lele, “My birthday is five, April. Come to my place for cake!”
Lele asks, “The fourth of May?” Tom says, “Yes, yes!”
On the fourth of May, Lele turns up with a cake. “Happy birthday!”
Tom looks at the cake and says nothing.
His birthday was the fifth of April. It was last month.
Tom laughs. “Thank you!” “This year I get two birthdays!”