Days of the Week in Chinese (Spell and Pronounce)
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Apr 29, 2023
If I ask an ordinary person to say the days of the week from the beginning, it is very normal that they will start saying Sunday. Isn’t it correct? In the other languages, each day of the week is explained and pronounced using various terms. But uniquely, Monday is the starting day of the week in Chinese speaking nations, while surprisingly, Sunday is the last day of the week. The names of the seven days of the week are derived from the Roman Calendar, and every day is associated with one of seven astronomical objects: the Sun, Luna, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Read more: https://speakingtongue.com/days-of-the-week-in-chinese/
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