NETCHAI Kids Chinese Course　Lesson 10

What Time Is It?

现xiàn在zài几jǐ点diǎn？

Let's learn how to say "现xiàn在zài几jǐ点diǎn？ (What time is it now?)" and how to say today, tomorrow, and yesterday.

📕New Words

现在

xiànzài

now

点

diǎn

o'clock

今天

jīntiān

today

明天

míngtiān

tomorrow

昨天

zuótiān

yesterday

手表

shǒubiǎo

wristwatch

💬Can You Say It?

1
现xiàn在zài几jǐ点diǎn？
What time is it now?
2
现xiàn在zài八bā点diǎn。
It is 8 o'clock.
3
现xiàn在zài十shí二èr点diǎn。
It is 12 o'clock.
4
今jīn天tiān、明míng天tiān、昨zuó天tiān。
Today, tomorrow, yesterday.
5
这zhè是shì手shǒu表biǎo。
This is a wristwatch.

📖Story

SCENE 1 ― In the morning, at home

👩

妈mā妈ma

小xiǎo明míng，现xiàn在zài几jǐ点diǎn？

Xiao Ming, what time is it now?

👦

小xiǎo明míng

现xiàn在zài七qī点diǎn。

It is 7 o'clock.

👩

妈mā妈ma

去qù上shàng学xué吧ba！

Off to school now!

👦

小xiǎo明míng

好hǎo！妈mā妈ma，再zài见jiàn！

OK! Bye, Mom!

✨Grammar Points

现xiàn在zài几jǐ点diǎn？ = What time is it now?

To ask the time, say 现xiàn在zài几jǐ点diǎn？. To answer, say 现xiàn在zài〇点diǎn。.

①现xiàn在zài几jǐ点diǎn？ (What time is it now?)
②现xiàn在zài八bā点diǎn。 (8 o'clock)

今jīn天tiān・明míng天tiān・昨zuó天tiān

今jīn天tiān = today, 明míng天tiān = tomorrow, 昨zuó天tiān = yesterday. The word "天tiān" means "day"!

①今jīn天tiān (today) ／明míng天tiān (tomorrow)
②昨zuó天tiān (yesterday)

🎮Let's Try!

🕐 What time is it?

Try saying the following times in Chinese!

8 o'clock→八bā点diǎn　／　10 o'clock→十shí点diǎn　／　12 o'clock→十shí二èr点diǎn

📅 When?

Say today, tomorrow, and yesterday in Chinese!

today→今jīn天tiān　／　tomorrow→明míng天tiān　／　yesterday→昨zuó天tiān

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