The seven weekday names end in 曜日（ようび）.
The idea
The seven weekday names end in 曜日（ようび）. Use 何曜日（なんようび） to ask which day, and に after a named day to say when an event happens.
| Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|
| 月曜日 | げつようび |
| 火曜日 | かようび |
| 水曜日 | すいようび |
| 木曜日 | もくようび |
| 金曜日 | きんようび |
| 土曜日 | どようび |
| 日曜日 | にちようび |
| 何曜日 | なんようび |
Examples
- 今日は月曜日です。Today is Monday.
- 火曜日に日本語を勉強します。I study Japanese on Tuesday.
- 水曜日は休みです。Wednesday is a day off.
- 木曜日に友達と会います。I meet a friend on Thursday.
- 金曜日に仕事があります。I have work on Friday.
- 土曜日と日曜日は家にいます。I stay at home on Saturday and Sunday.
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Watch out
日曜日 is にちようび, not the reading of 日 in every other word. Days of the week differ from numbered dates.
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Choose the Japanese form for “Tuesday”: （かようび／すいようび）
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かようび
かようび matches “Tuesday”; すいようび matches “Wednesday”.
Choose the Japanese form for “Wednesday”: （にちようび／すいようび）
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すいようび
すいようび matches “Wednesday”; にちようび matches “Sunday”.
Choose the Japanese form for “Sunday”: （にちようび／かようび）
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にちようび
にちようび matches “Sunday”; かようび matches “Tuesday”.
Practice round
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Choose the Japanese form for “Tuesday”: （かようび／すいようび）
Choose the Japanese form for “Wednesday”: （にちようび／すいようび）
Choose the Japanese form for “Sunday”: （にちようび／かようび）
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