Asking the Date/Answering

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It's very easy to ask someone the date or answer if you're questioned.

I will translate every word from the sentence in english for better understanding.

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What is today's date? (Does not include year)
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jīn tiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ ri
[Jin T-an she G U-A G ri]
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jīn tiān= Today (今 天)
shì=is, am,are (To be)(是)
jǐ= number you dont know (几)
yuè= month (月)
jǐ= number you dont know (几)
ri=day (日)

今 天 是 几 月 几 日

ANSWERING QUESTION 1:

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Today's date is...
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jīn tiān shì --(Month)--yuè --(Day)--ri
[Jin T-an she -----U-A -----ri]
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jīn tiān= Today (今 天)
shì=is, am,are (To be) (是)
----= Fill the space with month.
yuè= month (月)
-----= Fill the space with the day.
ri=day (日)

今 天 是 ---- 月 ----日

ASKING FOR THE DAY OF THE WEEK。

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What is today?
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jīn tiān shì xīng qī jǐ
[Jin T-an She shing chi G]
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jīn tiān= Today (今 天)
shì=is,am,are (To be) (是)
xīng qī= day of the week (星期)
jǐ= number you don't know (几)

今 天 是 星 期 几

ANSWERING QUESTION 2:

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Today is...

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jīn tiān shì xīng qī----
[Jin T-an She shing chi ----]

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jīn tiān= Today (今 天)
shì=is,am,are (To be) (是)
xīng qī= day of the week (星期)
----= Fill the blank space with the week number.


今 天 是 星 期 ----

IMPORTANT NOTES:

-All the blank spaces can be filled in if you learned how to write the months/date and the week (From previous chapters)

-When writing Month and date, the numbers ALWAYS comes first before the word 'Month' and 'Date'

-When writing the week, the number ALWAYS come after the word 'Week'

Still confused?
See the examples of each Q/A below.

Q1:

••••
What is today's date? (Does not include year)
•••
jīn tiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ ri
[Jin T-an she G U-A G ri]
••
jīn tiān= Today (今 天)
shì=is, am,are (To be)(是)
jǐ= number you dont know (几)
yuè= month (月)
jǐ= number you dont know (几)
ri=day (日)

今 天 是 几 月 几 日

A1:

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Today's date is January, 16
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jīn tiān shì yī yuè shí lǐu ri
[Jin T-an she E U-A She Lee-O ri]
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jīn tiān= Today (今 天)
shì=is, am,are (To be) (是)
yī= 1 (First month)
yuè= month (月)
shí liù =16
ri=day (日)

今 天 是 一月 十 六日

Q2:

••••
What is today?
•••
jīn tiān shì xīng qī jǐ
[Jin T-an She shing chi G]
••
jīn tiān= Today (今 天)
shì=is,am,are (To be) (是)
xīng qī= day of the week (星期)
jǐ= number you don't know (几)

今 天 是 星 期 几

A2:

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Today is Tuesday

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jīn tiān shì xīng qī èr
[Jin T-an She shing chi R]

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jīn tiān= Today (今 天)
shì=is,am,are (To be) (是)
xīng qī= day of the week (星期)
èr= 2 (2nd day)


今 天 是 星 期 二

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