How to Say ‘Today is Monday.’ in Simplified Chinese
今天星期一。
jīn tiān xīng qī yī
[jeen-tyen xīngqīyī]
💬 Usage Tip: 星期一 (xīngqī yī) is literally "week one". Count up from there: 星期五 (xīngqī wǔ) is Friday.
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
A common time word meaning the present day.
我今天早上见到了邻居。
I saw my neighbor this morning today.
星期一
xīng qī yī
[xīngqīyī]
Monday
First day of the week; 星期 plus the number one.
星期一我上班。
I work on Monday.
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