How to Say ‘What is the month and day’ in Traditional Chinese
是幾月幾號
shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào
[shir jee yweh jee how]
💬 Usage Tip: To ask a full date, Chinese often says [幾月幾號] — literally [what month, what day-number]. You can plug it after [是]: [今天是幾月幾號？] means [What's today's date?]
Phrase Breakdown
是
shì
[shir]
is
A linking verb meaning is, am, or are.
今天是我的生日。
Today is my birthday.
幾月
jǐ yuè
which month / what month
Used to ask for a month number or identify a month.
你的生日是幾月？
What month is your birthday in?
Words in this phrase
幾
jǐ
[jee]
how many; which
Used in questions to ask for a number or specific date.
今天是幾號？
What date is it today?
月
yuè
[yweh]
month
A time word meaning month; used in dates.
五月是我最喜歡的月分。
May is my favorite month.
幾號
jǐ hào
which date / what day of the month
Used to ask for the day number in a month.
今天是幾號？
What is today’s date?
Words in this phrase
幾
jǐ
[jee]
how many; which
Used in questions to ask for a number or specific date.
今天是幾號？
What date is it today?
號
hào
[how]
date; day number
Used to say the numbered day of the month.
今天是十二號。
Today is the 12th.
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