How to Say “What day is it today?” in Mandarin

今天星期几？
jīntiānxīngqījǐ

What day is it today?

Loop it until it sticks →or hear it in a slower voice, tone by tone

Character by character

  • 今jīnnow
  • 天tiānday
  • 星xīngstar
  • 期qīperiod
  • 几jǐsmall table

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How do you say "What day is it today?" in Mandarin?
"What day is it today?" in Mandarin is 今天星期几？, pronounced jīntiān xīngqī jǐ (first tone, first tone, first tone, first tone, third tone).
What does 今天星期几？ mean literally?
今天星期几？ breaks down as 今 (now) + 天 (day) + 星 (star) + 期 (period) + 几 (small table).
What tones does 今天星期几？ use?
今天星期几？ is pronounced jīntiān xīngqī jǐ: first tone, first tone, first tone, first tone, third tone.