Languages › Mandarin The Mandarin Calendar Learning dates in Mandarin Chinese Share Flipboard Email Print Natalie Fobes/Getty Images Languages Mandarin History and Culture Pronunciation Vocabulary Understanding Chinese Characters By Qiu Gui Su Chinese Language Expert Qiu Gui Su is a native Mandarin speaker who has taught Mandarin Chinese for over 20 years. our editorial process Qiu Gui Su Updated February 08, 2019 The Mandarin Chinese calendar is relatively easy to learn. The days of the weeks are numbered 1 – 6, so once you’ve learned your Mandarin numbers, weekdays are a snap. The same thing with months – all the months are numbered from 1 – 12, so once you’ve learned these numbers, you simply add the word for “month” and you have the complete Mandarin calendar under your belt. Throughout this article, audio files are marked with ►. Number Review 1 ►yī2 ►èr3 ►sān4 ►si5 ►wŭ6 ►liù7 ►qī8 ►bā9 ►jiú10 ►shí11 ►shí-yī12 ►shí-èr Days day►tiān天today►jīn tiān今天yesterday►zuó tiān昨天tomorrow►míng tiān明天 Weeks week►lǐ bài / ►xīng qī禮拜 / 星期this week►zhèi gè xīng qī這個星期last week►shàng gè xīng qī上個星期next week►xià gè xīng qī下個星期 Months month►yuè月this month►zhèi gè yuè這個月last month►shàng gè yuè上個月next month►xià gè yuè下個月 Years year►nián年this year►jīn nián今年last year►qù nián去年next year►míng nián明年 Weekdays Monday►xīng qī yī星期一Tuesday►xīng qī èr星期二Wednesday►xīng qī sān星期三Thursday►xīng qī sì星期四Friday►xīng qī wǔ星期五Saturday►xīng qī liù星期六Sunday►lǐ bài rì / ►lǐ bài tiān / ►xīng qī rì / ►xīng qī tiān禮拜日 / 禮拜天 /星期日 /星期天 Months of the Year January►yī yuè一月February►èr yuè二月March►sān yuè三月April►sì yuè四月May►wǔ yuè五月June►liù yuè六月July►qī yuè七月August►bā yuè八月September►jiǔ yuè九月October►shí yuè十月November►shí yī yuè十一月December►shí èr yuè十二月 What’s the Date? What’s the date today?►Jīn tiān shì jī yuè jī hào?今天是幾月幾號?Which day of the week?►Lǐ bài jī?禮拜幾?Which day of the month?►Jī hào?幾號?What month is it?►Jī yuè?幾月? Practice Dates What’s the date today?►Jīn tiān shì jī yuè jī hào?今天是幾月幾號?Today is May 10.►Jīn tiān shì wǔ yuè shí hào.今天是五月十號。Today is June 22.►Jīn tiān shì liù yuè èr shí èr hào.今天是六月二十二號。Today is December 24.►Shí èr yuè èr shí sì hào.十二月二十四號。 Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Su, Qiu Gui. "The Mandarin Calendar." ThoughtCo, Aug. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/mandarin-calendar-2279361. Su, Qiu Gui. (2020, August 28). The Mandarin Calendar. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/mandarin-calendar-2279361 Su, Qiu Gui. "The Mandarin Calendar." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/mandarin-calendar-2279361 (accessed February 27, 2021). copy citation