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"几月几号？"
Translation:What date is it?
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Similar. I put 'what month and day is it?' It didn't like my interpretation.
You are correct. A date is only the number, not the month. Like, the 18th. Duo is inconsistent. Sometimes it says "day" of the month and sometimes it says "date." Annoying.
There's nothing to suggest the question is about today. Literal translation would be, 'what month what day?'
It's a common way to ask for a date because it's obvious in context what date you're asking about, like so:
我们想去涮火锅，你来吗？ We're thinking of going for hot pot, you coming? 几月几号？ What date?
"What date?" alone gets rejected, though. I just reported it after seeing that someone else had the same translation as I did.
I typed "what day of the month is it" and it was wrong. Saw in other question, which was a reverse question, it say "What day of the month is it" in english, and it literally translates to this exact same character (ji yue ji hao) in chinese. This is not consistent.
yeah, i thought so too. it would be a natural question to ask for clarification on some event
It's not a common phrase to ask "what date is it" in English. It rejected "what day is it" and "what day amd month".
I think Duolingo helps you more in translation than in actually learning.
I mean, for learning purposes you could say "what month, what day (is it)?" as long as you understand the meaning of it.
Know how you would say the same thing in English - that's translation, which may be irrelevant for those who just want to be able to communicate.
Now keep learning, I just wanted to say that, and remember that's merely a thought, not a fact :v
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In the beginning of that very same lesson Duo provides an alternative answer 'which month, what day' but rate that exact phrase wrong in here
What day is it was not accepted. As a not english speaker, what is the difference with it is and is it when there is a question in front?
Do you not need to say the 〇 of a date such as 二〇一二年? Would it just be said as 二一二年? It sounds liket that when duo says it
I look at it like this: In english we start off learning the longer way of don't, shouldn't and ect.
So, if we tured "do not" in to don't and "should not" in to shouldn't, then why not turn "what month and what day it is?" to "What date it is?"
Does this make sense?
The'so-called "correct" translation is incomplete because it gives only the date. To be complete and correct, the translation should be " What date and month is today?"
In context, this phrase is often used to ask what day something is happening. So "what month what day" is accurate.
A date is only the number, not the month. Like, the 18th. Duo is inconsistent. Sometimes it says "day" of the month and sometimes it says "date." Annoying.
Not sure why day is being downvoted. Often in American English day is used in place of date.
Day is often used in place of date, but it's technically not correct as day and date can have different meanings in English
I thought the same thing. It is common to ask "What day?" and expect to get the date.
