Lesson 18: Days of the Week

Key Words

• ようび = day

  [youbi]

• きょう = today

  [kyou]

• あした= tomorrow

  [ashita]

• きのう = yesterday

  [kinou]

New Vocabulary

げつようび = Monday

[getsuyoubi]

かようび = Tuesday

[kayoubi]

すいようび = Wednesday

[suiyoubi]

もくようび = Thursday

[mokuyoubi]

きんようび = Friday

[kin'youbi]

どようび = Saturday

[doyoubi]

にちようび = Sunday

[nichiyoubi]

Translation Practice

Write the following sentences in Japanese using Hiragana and Katakana.

1. What day is it today
2. Is it Tuesday today?
3. Is tomorrow Monday?
4. What day is it tomorrow?
5. Was yesterday Saturday?

Translate the following Japanese sentences to English.

1. きょうはもくようびですか。
2. あしたはなんようびですか。
3. きのうはどようびでしたか。
4. きょうはにちようびです。
5. あしたはすいようびですか。