HSK1 — Day 13 — Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday

Panpan
Time flies! Today let's learn calendar words.

Today's Vocabulary

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今天
jīntiān
today
今天很好。
Jīntiān hěn hǎo.
Today is great.
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明天
míngtiān
tomorrow
明天是星期五。
Míngtiān shì xīngqīwǔ.
Tomorrow is Friday.
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昨天
zuótiān
yesterday
昨天很好。
Zuótiān hěn hǎo.
Yesterday was great.
nián
year
一年有十二个月。
Yì nián yǒu shí'èr ge yuè.
A year has twelve months.
yuè
month
一年有十二个月。
Yì nián yǒu shí'èr ge yuè.
A year has twelve months.
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星期
xīngqī
week
今天星期五。
Jīntiān xīngqīwǔ.
Today is Friday.

Today's Grammar

Time words like 今天/明天/昨天 go at the start of a sentence or right after the subject — no 是 needed before a date.

今天星期一。
Jīntiān xīngqīyī.
Today is Monday.
明天是星期五。
Míngtiān shì xīngqīwǔ.
Tomorrow is Friday.
昨天是星期三。
Zuótiān shì xīngqīsān.
Yesterday was Wednesday.
今天是几月?
Jīntiān shì jǐ yuè?
What month is today?
明天,我很高兴。
Míngtiān, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.
Tomorrow, I will be very happy.