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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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

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

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

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!

Arigatō!

Sayaka Matsuura: Rocket Japanese

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