Lesson Seven: Months
Let’s cover the months now. They’re actually very easy!
They are listed out by number, the first month is January, the second month is February, etc. Remember when I mentioned counters? Months are a type of numeric counter!
Here are the first four months.
January | ichigatsu | いちがつ |
February | nigatsu | にがつ |
March | sangatsu | さんがつ |
April | shigatsu | しがつ |
If you remember the numbers then these are really easy!
May | gogatsu | ごがつ |
June | rokugatsu | ろくがつ |
July | shichigatsu | しちがつ |
August | hachigatsu | はちがつ |
Japanese people use standard 12 month calendars, just like you!
September | kugatsu | くがつ |
October | juugatsu | じゅうがつ |
November | juuichigatsu | じゅういちがつ |
Decemeber | juunigatsu | じゅうにがつ |
Got them memorized? Earn some mastery!
GAME: Word search
Remember how to use days of the week. Months can be used the same way.
It is September. | kugatsu desu. | 九月です。 |
It is April. | shigatsu desu. | 四月です。 |
Get some more practice in on the vocabulary!
GAME: Multiple choice
Great! Did you get September right? That’s when my birthday is. When is your birthday?
That wasn’t too hard, was it? Next time we’re going to cover more hiragana.
