Days of the week

Content: Days of the week

 

Aim: How do I say the day of the week?  

 

New Vocabulary:

 

 

Japanese

Romaji

English

げつよう日 (月よう日)

Getsu yoo bi

Monday

かよう日  (火よう日)

Ka yoo bi

Tuesday

すいよう日 (水よう日)

Sui yoo bi

Wednesday

もくよう日 (木よう日)

Moku yoo bi

Thursday

きんよう日 (金よう日)

Kin yoo bi

Friday

どよう日  (土よう日)

Do yoo bi

Saturday

にちよう日 (日よう日)

Nichi yoo bi

Sunday

きょう

Kyoo

Today

きのう

Kinoo

Yesterday

あした

ashita

Tomorrow

なんよう日

Nan yoo bi

What day of the week

こんしゅう

konshuu

This week

 

 

Lesson Point:

 

The letter which means day or the sun, and is pronounced “nichi” when you refer day of the month. However, when used for the day of the week, it is pronounced “bi”.

 

Sample Sentences:

 

きょうはなんよう日ですか?(What day of the week is it today?)

Kyoo wa nanyoobi desu ka?

 

こんしゅうのきんよう日は、なんにちですか?(What date is this Friday?)

Konshuu no kinyoo bi wa nan nichi desu ka?

 

きのうはなんにちですか?(What date is yesterday?)

Kinoo wa nan nichi desu ka?

 

あしたはなんよう日ですか(What day of the week is tomorrow?)

Ashita wa nanyoo bi desu ka?

 

102日はなんよう日ですか(What day of the week is October 2nd?)

Juu gatsu futsuka wa nanyoo bi desu ka?

 

1225日はすいよう日です。(December 25th is Wednesday.)

Juuni gatsu nijuu go nichi wa suiyoo bi desu.

 

こんしゅうのどよう日は28日です。(This Saturday is the 28th.)

Konshuu no doyoo bi wa nijuu hachi nichi desu.

 

たなかさんのおたんじょう日はなんよう日ですか?(What day of the week is Tanaka san’s birthday?)

Tanaka san no otanjoo bi wa nanyoo bi desuka?

 

きのうはげつよう日です。(Yesterday is Monday.)

Kinoo wa getsuyoo bi desu.

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Writing Practice – Kanji:

 

Let’s write Tuesday and Wednesday using kanjis.

 

火よう日(かようび)- Tuesday. Please note that “ka” can be pronounced as “hi” and it means fire. It comes from the image of frame.

 

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水よう日(すいようび)- Wednesday. sui” can also be pronounced as “mizu” and it means water.

 

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