How to Say ‘Last wednesday’ in Japanese
先週水曜日
senshuu suiyoubi
[sen-shoo sui-yoh-bii]
💬 Usage Tip: With time expressions like [先週水曜日], Japanese often skips [の]: literally [last week Wednesday]. You'll also hear [先週の水曜日], but the shorter version is very common.
Phrase Breakdown
先週
senshuu
[sen-shoo]
Last week
The week immediately preceding the current week.
先週は雨が降りました。
It rained last week.
水曜日
suiyoubi
[sui-yoh-bii]
Wednesday
The third day of the week, midway through the standard workweek.
先週水曜日に友達と会いました。
I met a friend last Wednesday.
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