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How to Say ‘What time can I come next Friday?’ in Simplified Chinese

下周五几点可以来？

xià zhōu wǔ jǐ diǎn kě yǐ lái

[xià zhōu wǔ jǐ diǎn kuh-yee lie]

Phrase Breakdown

下周五

xià zhōu wǔ

next Friday

下 (xià) means 'next' and 周五 (zhōuwǔ) means 'Friday'. Time words usually come near the start of a Chinese sentence.

Example

我们下周五见。

See you next Friday.

Words in this phrase

下

xià

[xià]

Used before time words to mean the following one.

Example

下个星期见。

See you next week.

周五

zhōu wǔ

[zhōu wǔ]

Friday

The fifth day of the week.

Example

周五我有空。

I'm free on Friday.

几点可以来？

jǐ diǎn kě yǐ lái

what time can I come?

几点 asks 'what time', and 可以来 means 'can come'. Let your voice rise naturally because it is a question.

Example

下午几点可以来？

What time in the afternoon can I come?

Words in this phrase

几

jǐ

[jǐ]

how many

Question word asking about a small number.

Example

你有几个朋友？

How many friends do you have?

点

diǎn

[diǎn]

o'clock

Measure word for hours when telling time.

Example

现在八点。

It's eight o'clock now.

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-yee]

can; may

Used to express possibility, permission, or a suggested option.

Example

你可以先问一个简单的问题。

You can first ask a simple question.

来

lái

[lie]

to come

A verb meaning “to come,” often used when asking if someone has come to an event before.

Example

你常来这样的行业活动吗？

Do you often come to these kinds of industry events?

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