How to Say ‘Today is May 10th.’ in Traditional Chinese
今天五月十號。
jīn tiān wǔ yuè shí hào
[jeen tyan wǔyuè shí hào]
💬 Usage Tip: With dates you can drop 是 and just put the time word next to the date. 今天是五月十號 is also correct, just slightly fuller.
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen tyan]
today
Refers to the current day, as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow.
今天的天氣很舒服。
Today's weather is very pleasant.
五月十號。
wǔ yuè shí hào
May 10th
Dates go month (月) then day (號). Pronounced wǔ yuè shí hào. In speech, 號 is more common than 日 for the day. No verb 是 is needed before dates here.
我們五月十號見。
See you on May 10th.
Words in this phrase
五月
wǔ yuè
[wǔyuè]
May
The fifth month of the year; literally 'five month'.
五月有母親節。
May has Mother's Day.
十號
shí hào
[shí hào]
the 10th (day of the month)
The tenth day of a month in a date.
考試在十號。
The exam is on the 10th.
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