Lesson 9 (Time & Date) - Learning Chinese with Chris and Shu

All you need to know about how Chinese tell the Time and Date! Complete coverage!

Morning 早上 zǎoshàng
good morning 早上好 zǎoshànghǎo
Noon 中午 zhōngwǔ
Afternoon 下午 xiàwǔ
good afternoon 下午好 xiàwǔhǎo
Evening, night 晚上 wǎnshàng
Good evening 晚上好 wǎnshànghǎo
Good night 晚安 wǎn ān
Breakfast 早餐/早饭 zǎocān/zǎofàn
Lunch 午餐/午饭 wǔcān/wǔfàn
Dinner 晚餐/晚饭 wǎncān/wǎnfàn

Now 现在 xiànzài
Hour 小时 xiǎoshí
Four hours 四个小时 sì gè xiǎoshí
o’clock 点 diǎn
Minute 分 fēn
Half 半 bàn
What time is it (now)? (现在)几点了 (xiànzài) jǐdiǎn le?
It’s 7 o’clock in the morning 现在早上七点（了）xiànzài zǎoshàng qīdiǎn (le)
It’s 7:30pm 现在晚上七点半 or 七点三十（分）xiànzài wǎnshàng qīdiǎn bàn or qīdiǎn sānshí (fēn)

What time do you eat lunch? 你几点吃午饭？nǐ jǐdiǎn chī wǔfàn?
I eat lunch at 12 noon. 我中午十二点吃午饭 wǒ zhōngwǔ shíèrdiǎn chī wǔfàn
What time do you eat dinner? 你几点吃晚饭？Nǐ jǐdiǎn chī wǎnfàn?
I eat dinner at 6:30pm 我晚上六点半吃晚饭。Wǒ wǎnshàng liùdiǎn bàn chī wǎnfàn
What time is breakfast? 早餐是几点？Zǎocān shì jǐdiǎn?

Time (in general) 时候 shíhou
Time (specific hours/mins) 时间 shíjiān
What time, when 什么时候/时间 shénme shíhou / shíjiān
to sleep 睡（觉）shuì (jiào)
What time do you sleep? 你几点睡（觉）nǐ jǐdiǎn shuìjiào?
I sleep at 11:30pm.我晚上十一点半睡 wǒ wǎnshàng shíyī diǎn bàn shuì
to work 上班 shàngbān
Get off work 下班 xiàbān
What time do you work? 你几点上班 nǐ jǐdiǎn shàngbān?
I work at 9am. 我(早上)九点上班 wǒ (zǎoshàng) jiǔdiǎn shàngbān
To 到 dào
4：30 to 5：00 四点半到五点 sìdiǎn bàn dào wǔdiǎn

Week 星期 （周） xīngqī / zhōu
Monday 星期一 周一 xīngqīyī / zhōuyī
Tuesday 星期二 周二 xīngqī èr /zhōu èr
Saturday 星期六 周六 xīngqīliù /zhōu liù
Sunday 星期天/日 周天/日 xīngqī tiān/rì or zhōu tiān/rì
Day 天/日tiān/rì 日also means sun.
Weekend 周末 zhōumò 末means the end

Which day? 哪一天？nǎyìtiān?
Everyday 每天/天天 měitiān/tiāntiān
Do you work Friday?你星期五上班吗 nǐ xīngqīwǔ shàngbān ma?
Yes. I work Friday at 8:45am.
对，我星期五早上八点四十五上班 duì, wǒ xīngqīwǔ zǎoshàng bādiǎn sìshíwǔ shàngbān
Today 今天 jīntiān
Tomorrow 明天 míngtiān
What day is today?今天（是）星期几？Jīntiān (shì) xīngqī jǐ?
It’s Wednesday.今天星期三 jīntiān xīngqīsān

Do you work Saturday and Sunday?你星期六和星期天上班吗？nǐ xīngqī liù hé xīngqītiān shàngbān ma?
Weekend? 周末吗 zhōumò ma?
No, I don’t work on the weekend. 不，我周末不上班 bù, wǒ zhōumò bú shàngbān
How many hours do you sleep everyday?你每天睡几个小时？nǐ měitiān shuì jǐgè xiǎoshí?
I sleep from 11pm to 8am everyday 我每天晚上十一点到早上八点睡觉 wǒ měitiān wǎnshàng shíyīdiǎn dào zǎoshàng bādiǎn shuìjiào

Month 月 yuè also means moon
January 一月yīyuè
February 二月èryuè
September 九月jiǔyuè
October 十月shíyuè
November 十一月shíyīyuè
December 十二月 shíèryuè

March 30th 三月三十（日） sānyuè sānshí (rì)
December 22nd 十二月二十二（日）shíèryuè èrshíèr (rì)
Wednesday January 2nd at 4:15pm 一月二日周三下午四点十五
yīyuè èr rì zhōusān xiàwǔ sìdiǎn shíwǔfēn
Sunday February 9th 2017 at 9:20am 二零一七年九月九日星期天早上九点二十分
èrlíngyīqī nián jiǔyuè jiǔrì xīngqīrì zǎoshàng jiǔdiǎn èrshífēn

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