🇨🇳 Chinese Days & Telling Time
Today, tomorrow, Monday, 'at what time?' — the words every plan, ticket and meeting depends on. Read them below — then actually say them: recognising a phrase and producing it out loud are different skills, and only one helps you in the moment.
| English | Chinese | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| What time is it? | 现在几点？ | xiànzài jǐ diǎn? |
| Today | 今天 | jīntiān |
| Tomorrow | 明天 | míngtiān |
| Yesterday | 昨天 | zuótiān |
| Morning | 早上 | zǎoshang |
| Evening | 晚上 | wǎnshang |
| Monday | 星期一 | xīngqīyī |
| Friday | 星期五 | xīngqīwǔ |
| The weekend | 周末 | zhōumò |
| At what time? | 几点？ | jǐ diǎn? |
| Later | 待会儿 | dāihuìr |
| Now | 现在 | xiànzài |
How to make these stick
- Say each phrase out loud three times — your mouth learns separately from your eyes.
- Rehearse the scene: imagine the café or the street corner and act out both sides.
- Then use them in a real conversation — Yap gives you a 30-second spoken role-play with an AI tutor that responds, corrects gently, and never judges.
More Chinese phrases
Greetings & BasicsOrdering Food & DrinksAsking for DirectionsNumbers 1–10Shopping & MoneyEmergencies & HealthSmall Talk & IntroductionsHotel & Check-in