那天是几号来着
“What was the date?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好好吃啊
“So delicious.”
那 天 是 几号来着
“What was the date?”
对
“Right.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The sentence-final marker '来着' signals that the speaker acknowledges they should know the answer, reducing any embarrassment about forgetting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what date was it again
A highly colloquial northern Chinese construction used when you once knew a piece of information but temporarily forgot it.
Indicates a past situation that the speaker is trying to recall from memory.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You never know which comes first, tomorrow or an accident”
“Why are you so late today?”
“Which day exactly? How about the day after tomorrow?”
“And have you totally forgotten what day it is today?”
“how many days are you staying here?”
“♪ The love I gave ♪ Don't you know what day it is today?”