How to Say "the Other Day" In Chinese?
All languages share frequent expressions.
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The expression that we're going to talk about today is "the other day". How to say "the other day", a frequent English spoken word in your chatting with friends, in Chinese?
We say it in this way:
前两天 or 前几天
qián liǎngtiān / qián jǐtiān
In Chinese, it literally means, “two days ago / several days ago”.
In this expression, “两liǎng” doesn’t literally mean “two”, it refers to an approximate number “two” to “several”.
You can use "前两天（qiánliǎngtiān）" or "前几天（qiánjǐtiān）" in this way:
I saw him the other dayhere.
我前两天在这儿看到他了。
Wǒ qiánliǎngtiān zài zhèr kàndào tā le。
I lent Lily my scooter the other day.
我前两天把我的电瓶车借给Lily了。
Wǒ qiánliǎngtiān bǎ wǒ de diànpíngchē jiè gěi Lily le。
I really like the movie that you recommended me the other day.
我真的很喜欢你前两天推荐给我的电影。
Wǒ zhēn de hěn xǐhuān nǐ qiánliǎngtiān tuījiàn gěi wǒ de diànyǐng。
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