How to Say ‘Next Friday’ in Simplified Chinese
下个星期五
xià gè xīng qī wǔ
[shyah guh xīngqīwǔ]
💬 Usage Tip: Weekdays are 星期 (xīngqī) "week" plus a number, so Friday is "week-five". 下个 (xià ge) "next" goes in front, and 上个 (shàng ge) "last" works the same way.
Phrase Breakdown
下
xià
[shyah]
next
Following in time or order.
下次我们去哪里？
Where shall we go next time?
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
A very common classifier used with many nouns after numbers or words like this and that.
一个学生来了。
A student came.
星期五
xīng qī wǔ
[xīngqīwǔ]
Friday
The fifth day of the week; 星期 + number names weekdays.
星期五我们看电影。
We watch a movie on Friday.
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