Days of the Week in Japanese
If you want to organize meetings with friends and colleagues, you need to know how to talk about time, and the days of the week in Japanese. The Rocket Japanese team has created this free audio lesson so you can ask the right questions, and understand the answers. That way you can be sure to arrive on the right day at the right time!
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Resources for further reading:
How to pronounce the days of the week in Japanese
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月曜日
げつ ようび
Getsu yōbi
Monday
火曜日
か ようび
Ka yōbi
Tuesday
水曜日
すい ようび
Sui yōbi
Wednesday
木曜日
もく ようび
Moku yōbi
Thursday
金曜日
きん ようび
Kin yōbi
Friday
土曜日
ど ようび
Do yōbi
Saturday
日曜日
にち ようび
Nichi yōbi
Sunday
How to organize meetings in Japanese
いつ会いましょうか
いつ あいましょう か
Itsu aimashō ka?
When shall we meet?
何処で会いましょうか
どこ で あいましょう か
Doko de aimashō ka?
Where shall we meet?
いつ が よろしい でしょう か
いつ が よろしい でしょう か
Itsu ga yoroshī deshō ka?
When is best for you? (formal)
いつ が いい
いつ が いい
Itsu ga ii?
When is best for you?
どの日
どの ひ
Dono hi?
Which date?
今週は
こんしゅう は
Konshū wa?
This week?
来週は
らいしゅう は
Raishū wa?
Next week?
週末は
しゅうまつ は
Shūmatsu wa?
On the weekend?
週日は / 平日は
しゅうじつ は / へいじつ は
Shūjitsu wa? / Hējitsu wa?
During the week?
週の頭は / 始めは
しゅう の あたま は / はじめ は
Shū no atama wa? / Hajime wa?
At the start of the week?
週の終わりは
しゅう の おわり は
Shū no owari wa?
At the end of the week?
Once you’ve agreed on a day you need to agree on a time…
朝 / 午前中
あさ / ごぜん ちゅう
Asa / Gozen chū
In the morning
昼前
ひる まえ
Hiru mae
Before lunch
昼
ひる
Hiru
At lunchtime
午後
ごご
Gogo
In the afternoon
夕方 / 晩
ゆうがた / ばん
Yūgata / Ban
In the evening
夜
よる
Yoru
At night
Here are some more words and phrases for you…
早く
はやく
Hayaku
Early
早め
はやめ
Hayame
Earlier
遅く
おそく
Osoku
Late
後で
あとで
Atode
Later or later on
すぐ
すぐ
Sugu
Soon
今
いま
Ima
Now
今すぐ
いま すぐ
Ima sugu
Right Away
昨日 / 昨日
きのう / さくじつ
Kinō / Sakujitsu
Yesterday
今日
きょう
Kyō
Today
明日 / 明日
あす / あした
Asu / Ashita
Tomorrow
明後日
あさって
Asatte
The day after tomorrow
いつか
いつか
Itsuka
Sometime
十時に
じゅうじ に
Jyū-ji ni
At ten o'clock
三日後
みっか ご
Mikka go
In three days
I hope you enjoyed the lesson.
If you want more lessons on Japanese time then I recommend these ones!
- Pronouncing the days of the week in Japanese.
- All the months in Japanese.
- All about telling the time in Japanese.
Arigatō!
Sayaka Matsuura: Rocket Japanese
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