Key Phrases
きょうはなんようびですか？
kyou wa nan youbi desu ka
What is the day today?
らいしゅう
raishuu
Next week
しゅうまつ
shu uma tsu
Weekend
Skills You'll Learn
Asking for the day
ようびをきく
youbi o kiku
Talking about future events
みらいのことをはなす
mirai no koto o hanasu
Discussing weekly activities
まいしゅうのかつどうをはなす
mai shuu no katsu dou o hanasu
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
月曜日
getsuyoubi
Monday
火曜日
kayoubi
Tuesday
水曜日
suiyoubi
Wednesday
木曜日
mokuyoubi
Thursday
金曜日
kinyoubi
Friday
土曜日
doyoubi
Saturday
日曜日
nichiyoubi
Sunday
💬 [日曜日] is said (nichiyōbi), but the [日] in weekday names can sound different in other words, like [今日] (kyō) or [一日] (tsuitachi). Japanese date words often keep old, irregular readings, so it's worth learning the common ones as fixed chunks.
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shuu
Week
この月曜日
kono getsuyoubi
This monday
💬 [この] goes straight before a noun: [この月曜日], [この週末], [この金曜日]. But with words like [来週] and [来月], you usually don't add [この].
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