How to Say ‘What's the date?’ in Simplified Chinese
几月几号？
jǐ yuè jǐ hào
[jee yuè jǐ hào]
💬 Usage Tip: To ask a question in Chinese, put the question word 几 (jǐ) "how many" right where the answer will go. You answer by replacing each 几 with a number: 五月二十号.
Phrase Breakdown
几月
jǐ yuè
which month
几 (jǐ) asks 'how many' or 'which'. 月 (yuè) means 'month'. Use the third tone on jǐ and the falling fourth tone on yuè.
现在是几月？
What month is it now?
Words in this phrase
几
jǐ
[jee]
how many; what
a question word used to ask an unspecified small number; in time expressions it helps ask what time
你几点到？这里的几用来问时间。
What time will you arrive? Here, 几 is used to ask about time.
月
yuè
[yuè]
month
A period of approximately 30 days.
这是一年的十二个月。
There are twelve months in a year.
几号？
jǐ hào
which day (of the month)?
号 (hào) means the day or date of the month. Raise your voice slightly at the end because it is a question.
明天几号？
What's the date tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
几号
jǐ hào
[jǐ hào]
what date (day of the month)
Used to ask which day of the month; 号 means the date number.
今天几号？
What's the date today?
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