Date (date and month)
Date and time is always written from the biggest to the smallest:
year - month - date - a day of the week - the time of day - hours - minutes.
In the Chinese language the date is said in the opposite order. Let’s find out how to say it correctly.
How to say the month
There are no special words for the names of the months. The month is communicated by adding the number of the month to either 月 
or 月份 .
or 月份 .Scheme
the number of the month
月(份)
Examples
一月
January
yí yuè
二月份
February
èr yuèfèn
十二月份
December
shí'èr yuèfèn
Pay attention
More recently, the option with the word 月份 has been used more. Sometimes this word is pronounced as yuèfènr.
Here are some options on how to say the month:
上个月
这个月
下个月
这个月
下个月 Pay attention
In formal speech 本月 is used instead of 这个月.
is used instead of 这个月.The measure word 个 must be used if we speak about the number of months.
must be used if we speak about the number of months.Examples
一个月
one month
yí ge yuè
两个月
two months
liǎng ge yuè
Pay attention
Compared to:
一个月 one month
一月 January
How to say the date of the month
In order to say the date of the month, we use two words 号 and 日 .
and 日 . Pay attention
号 is more frequently used in colloquial speech, while 日 is more frequently used in formal speech.
Scheme
numeral
号/日
Examples
8号
the 8th of
bā hào
25日
the twenty-fifth of
èrshíwǔ rì
31日
the thirty-first of
sānshíyī rì
Pay attention
The words 日 and 号 are only used in dates. In order to state the number of days, the word 天 is used. There are not any measure words in front of them:
三天 .
is used. There are not any measure words in front of them:
三天 .How to say the date
We are accustomed to saying the date and then the month. In Chinese the month is named first, then the date.
Examples
一月八号
January 8th
yí yuè bā hào
二月份25日
February 25th
èr yuèfèn èrshíwǔ rì
The specific date may not be named. Instead, a ten-day period of the month will be designated.
Pay attention
上旬 is used for the first 10 days of the month, 1-10th
中旬 is used for the middle10 days of the month, 11-20th
下旬 is used for the last10 days of the month, 21-31st
These words are written after the month:
is used for the first 10 days of the month, 1-10th
中旬 is used for the middle10 days of the month, 11-20th
下旬 is used for the last10 days of the month, 21-31st
These words are written after the month:Examples
三月上旬
in early March
sān yuè shàngxún
五月中旬
In the middle of May
wǔ yuè zhōngxún
Also the following options can be used:
月初
月中
月底
月中
月底 Examples
六月初
the beginning of June
liù yuèchū
七月底
the end of July
qī yuèdǐ
The verb 是 in sentences about dates
When we speak about dates, the verb 是 is optional.
is optional.
Examples
今天10月13号
It is October 13th today
jīntiān shíyuè shísān hào
明天是10月14号
It will be October 14th tomorrow
míngtiān shì shíyuè shísìhào
In negative sentence, the verb 是 is obligatory. Negative sentences are made using the words 不是 .
.Examples
今天不是10月13号
It is not the 13th of October today
jīntiān bú shì shíyuè shísān hào
How to ask "what date...?" or "what month...?"
In order to ask "what date...?" or "what month...?" the word 几 is used instead of numeral adjectives:
几月 or 几月份
几号 or 几日
is used instead of numeral adjectives:
几月 or 几月份
几号 or 几日
Examples
你的生日几月几日？
What is your date of birth
nǐ de shēngrì jǐ yuè jǐ rì
他几月份回来？
What month is she going to come back?
tā jǐ yuèfèn huílái