  Lesson 07 - Year, Month, Date, Day
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Learn how to say the date in mandarin chinese.
Vocabulary : days of the week, months of the year, What day (date) is it today? Conversation 1 : What day is today?
Translation- What day is today?
- It's May the 23rd. ( Today 5th month, 23rd day )
- What day of the week is tomorrow?
- It's Saturday. ( Tomorrow 6th day of the week )
Conversation 2 : What day of the week?
Translation- What day of the week is the 25th of May?
- The 25th of May is a Sunday.
- What day of the week is the 8th of this month?
- the 8th of this month is a Thursday.
- What's the date of next Wednesday?
- Next Wednesday is May 8th.
Conversation 3 : In which year are we?
Translation- Are we in 2005? ( This year is 2005? )
- We aren't in 2005 ( This year is not 2005 ), we are in 2006 ( This year is 2006 ), last year was 2005.
GrammarPhrase structureA sentence in which the main element of the predicate is a noun, a nominal construction or a numeral-measure word is called a sentence with nominal predicate. The verb 是 is, as a rule, not used in a sentence of this kind.Example:
- 今天 5月20号 : Today is May 20th, instead of 今天是5月20号.
- 明天 星期三 : Tomorrow is Wednesday, instead of 明天是星期三.
Phrase structure : questionAn affirmative-negative question is another form of question which is made by juxtaposing the affirmative and negative forms of the predicative verb or adjective.Example:
- 今年 是不是 1999年？ Are we in 1999?
- 你 去不去 美国？ Are you going to the USA?
- 你 姓不姓 张？ Is you family name Zhang?
- 你 叫不叫 张京生？ Is you name Zhang Jingsheng?
Exercises : Substitution DrillsExercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
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Vocabulary : time, When is your birthday? How old are you?
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