DAYS OF THE WEEK

Think how complicated our lives would be if we didn't have days of the week. The great thing about learning days of the week in Japanese is it is a great starting point to learn some basic Kanji. A lot of Kanji are pictograms, meaning they represent real things or objects. Have a look at some of the Kanji in this video and in the table below. Try to guess what the Kanji represent.

Kanji	Hiragana	Romaji	Day
月曜日	げつようび	Getsu-yoobi	Monday
火曜日	かようび	Ka-yoobi	Tuesday
水曜日	すいようび	Sui-yoobi	Wednesday
木曜日	もくようび	Moku-yoobi	Thursday
金曜日	きんようび	Kin-yoobi	Friday
土曜日	どようび	Do-yoobi	Saturday
日曜日	にちようび	Nichi-yoobi	Sunday

 

Listen to and repeat the following sentences

 

* Try to mimic the intonation of each sentance

 

 

きょう	きょうはひまありますか	Do you have some free time today?
あした	あしたはいそがしいですか	Are you busy tomorrow?
きのう	きのうだいじょうぶだった	Was everything OK yesterday? Were you OK yeaterday?
あさって	あさってどこ行くの	Where areyou going the day after tomorrow?
しあさって	しあさっては金曜日です	The next day after tomorrow is Friday
おととい	おとといわたしなにしてたっけ	Whaｔ did I do the day before yesterday? (Said to oneself)
ほんじつ	ほんじつのデザートは抹茶アイスです	Today's dessert is Green Tea ie cream. *
さくじつ	さくじつのあめはひどかった	The rain was terrible yesterday. *