When I first started learning Chinese, I got really confused about how time works in Chinese, because it is completely backwards from what I know as an English speaker. Why is next week "under week" and last month "up month"? Fiona taught me this handy tip and I finally was able to correctly use time expressions. -Gwil
Key Dialogue: 上（个）星期 (shàng (gè) xīngqī) - last week 下（个）星期 (xià (gè) xīngqī) - next week 上个月 (shàng ge yuè) - last month 下个月 (xià ge yuè) - next month 下下个月 (xià xià gè yuè) - next next month; two months from now (colloquial) 上上个月 (shàng shàng ge yuè) - last last month; two months ago (colloquial) 上次 (shàngcì) - last time 下次 (xiàcì) - next time 下次我买茶吧！(xiàcì wǒ mǎi chá ba) - I'll buy the tea next time! 上次是我买茶的 (shàngcì shì wǒ mǎi chá de) - I bought the tea last time. 下次见！(xiàcì jiàn) - See you next time!
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