How to say “Monday” in Chinese
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Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
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Three first tones in a row: stay high and level all the way through. Days are just 星期 + number, and Monday is 1. 一 keeps its plain yī here because it's a number at the end of the word. You'll also hear 周一 (zhōuyī) and, in the south, 礼拜一 (lǐbàiyī).
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Wǒ xīngqīyī kāishǐ shàngbān.
I start work on Monday.
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How do you say "Monday" in Chinese?+
"Monday" in Mandarin Chinese is 星期一, pronounced xīngqīyī. Three first tones in a row: stay high and level all the way through. Days are just 星期 + number, and Monday is 1. 一 keeps its plain yī here because it's a number at the end of the word. You'll also hear 周一 (zhōuyī) and, in the south, 礼拜一 (lǐbàiyī).
What does 星期一 mean literally?+
星期一 breaks down as 星期 (xīngqī) = week, 一 (yī) = one. Together it means "Monday".
How do I get the tones right in xīngqīyī?+
Three first tones in a row: stay high and level all the way through. Days are just 星期 + number, and Monday is 1. 一 keeps its plain yī here because it's a number at the end of the word. You'll also hear 周一 (zhōuyī) and, in the south, 礼拜一 (lǐbàiyī).
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