Lesson Five: Days of the Week
What day is it?きょはなんょうびですか？ (kyou wa nan’youbi desu ka?)
Let’s cover the days of the week. You know, Sunday through Saturday? All you have to do is say “It is ____.” Fill in the blank with Sunday, Monday, whatever works best for you. This works out to be “____ です (desu)” in Japanese. にちようびです (nichiyoubi desu.) “It is Sunday.”
Go ahead and get used to the vocabulary. Focus on the sound of my voice.
Monday | getsuyoubi | げつようび |
Tuesday | kayoubi | かようび |
Wednesday | suiyoubi | すいようび |
Thursday | mokuyoubi | もくようび |
Friday | kin’youbi | きんょうび |
です (desu) is a form of “to be” in Japanese. It’s a very useful word, and I have a whole lesson dedicated to it.
Saturday | doyoubi | どようび |
Sunday | nichiyoubi | にちようび |
day | hi | ひ |
today | kyou | きょう |
tomorrow | ashita | あした |
Get some practice in. I’ll be waiting for you!
GAME: Hit-a-word
Now you can say what day it is!
Today is Friday. | kyou wa kin’youbi desu. | きょうはきんようびです。 |
Tomorrow is Saturday. | ashita wa doyoubi desu. | あしたはどようびです。 |
You’re doing great! Get some more practice in and we can move on to the next lesson.
GAME: Word search
Next time we’re going to practice writing in Japanese! Don’t forget to master those words!
