今天是几号？

Learning Chinese: How to Ask "What Day is it Today?"

Chinese Characters: 今天是几号？
Pinyin: Jīntiān shì jǐ hào?
Pronunciation: jin1 tian1 shi4 ji3 hao4
English Translation: What day is it today?

Usage:

"今天是几号？ (Jīntiān shì jǐ hào?)" is a common question used to ask the date in Chinese. It can be used in both formal and informal settings.

Example:

Chinese: 今天是几号？
Pinyin: Jīntiān shì jǐ hào?
English: What day is it today?

Variations:

There are a few variations of "今天是几号？ (Jīntiān shì jǐ hào?)" that you may hear:

今天星期几？ (Jīntiān xīngqī jǐ?) - What day of the week is it today?
今天几号？ (Jīntiān jǐ hào?) - What's the date today?
Tips for Learning:

Practice saying "今天是几号？ (Jīntiān shì jǐ hào?)" out loud to improve your pronunciation.
Listen to native Chinese speakers asking the date to get a sense of the natural rhythm and intonation.
Use "今天是几号？ (Jīntiān shì jǐ hào?)" in your daily conversations to practice using it in context.
Additional Notes:

The answer to "今天是几号？ (Jīntiān shì jǐ hào?)" will vary depending on the day. For example, if today is March 8th, the answer would be "今天是三月八号 (Jīntiān shì sān yuè bā hào)".
To ask about a specific date, you can say "几月几号？ (Jǐ yuè jǐ hào?)", where "几月 (jǐ yuè)" means "which month" and "几号 (jǐ hào)" means "which day". For example, to ask about the date of Christmas, you would say "圣诞节是几月几号？ (Shèng dàn jié shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào?)".