Mandarin · Chapter 1 · Lesson 20 · Phrase session
What time is it?
Clock, calendar and the weather: small talk's holy trinity.
Why these go together
Ask and tell the time, give the date, say when you are going somewhere and what the weather is doing.
现在几点?
What time is it?
现在十二点。
It's twelve o'clock.
今天是九月十日。
Today is the tenth of September.
你几点去学校?
What time do you go to school?
我明天上午去学校。
I'm going to school tomorrow morning.
我们下午三点去商店。
We're going to the shop at three this afternoon.
昨天下雨了。
It rained yesterday.
今天天气怎么样?
What's the weather like today?
今天很冷,明天很热。
It's cold today and it'll be hot tomorrow.
Matching
0/9Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/9Put the missing word back.
现在几? (What time is it?)
xiàn zài jǐ ___?
十二点。 (It's twelve o'clock.)
___ shí èr diǎn 。
今天是九十日。 (Today is the tenth of September.)
jīn tiān shì jiǔ ___ shí rì 。
你点去学校? (What time do you go to school?)
nǐ ___ diǎn qù xué xiào ?
我明天去学校。 (I'm going to school tomorrow morning.)
wǒ míng tiān ___ qù xué xiào 。
我们三点去商店。 (We're going to the shop at three this afternoon.)
wǒ men ___ sān diǎn qù shāng diàn 。
下雨了。 (It rained yesterday.)
___ xià yǔ le 。
今天怎么样? (What's the weather like today?)
jīn tiān ___ zěn me yàng ?
今天很,明天很热。 (It's cold today and it'll be hot tomorrow.)
jīn tiān hěn ___, míng tiān hěn rè 。
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