Time & Dates
Today, tomorrow, and telling time
HSK 1 · A1 · 10 words
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
今天
jīntiān
today
明天
míngtiān
tomorrow
昨天
zuótiān
yesterday
现在
xiànzài
now
时候
shíhou
time / when
年
nián
year
月
yuè
month
日
rì
day
上午
shàngwǔ
morning / AM
下午
xiàwǔ
afternoon / PM
Grammar
Time goes before the verb
Unlike English, time words come early: Subject + time + verb. 我今天工作 = I work today.
我明天去。
Wǒ míngtiān qù.
I'll go tomorrow.
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