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I have to work "do・nichi”. - which days of the week are mentioned?

[✐1. Adagio] day of the week/month]

“What day of the week today?”

[00:06]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Well, what day of the week is it today? What day of the month is it? Firstly, let’s practice days of the week.

Repeat after me

[00:18]

1. Monday

2. Tuesday

3. Wednesday

4. Thursday

5. Friday

6. Saturday

7. Sunday

[01:06]

Please say following in Japanese.

1. Sunday [nichiyoubi]

2. Thursday [mokuyoubi]

3. Friday [kinnyoubi]

4. Monday [getsuyoubi]

5. Wednesday [suiyoubi]

6. Tuesday [kayoubi]

7. Saturday [doyoubi]

[01:59]

Please answer as follows.

For example,

What day of the week today?

You hear; Wednesday

→ Then you answer; suiyoubi desu.

Ready?

[02:13]

1. What day of the week is it today?

Wednesday

→ suiyoubi desu.

2. What day of the week is it today?

Friday

→ kinyoubi desu.

3. What day of the week is it today?

Thursday

→ mokuyoubi (desu).*

4. What day of the week is it today?

Monday

→ getsuyoubi (desu)*.

5. What day of the week is it today?

Saturday

→ doyoubi desu.

6. What day of the week is it today?

Tuesday

→ kayoubi (desu)*.

7. What day of the week is it today?

Sunday

→ nichiyoubi desu.

*Note: When the question is casual (without “desuka”, you can also answer casually without “desu”.

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「きょう、なんようび？」

[00:06]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。えっと、きょうはなんようびですか。なんにちですか。まず、ようびを れんしゅうしましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:18]

1. げつようび

2. かようび

3. すいようび

4. もくようび

5. きんようび

6. どようび

7. にちようび

[01:06]

Please say followings in Japanese.

1. Sunday [にちようび]

2. Thursday [もくようび]

3. Friday [きんようび]

4. Monday [げつ[ようび]

5. Wednesday [すいようび]

6. Tuesday [かようび]

7. Saturday [どようび]

[01:59]

Please answer as follows.

たとえば、

きょうは なんようびですか。

You hear; Wednesday

→ Then you answer; すいようびです。

いいですか。

[02:13]

1. きょうは なんようびですか。

Wednesday

→ すいようびです。

2. きょうは なんようびですか。

Friday

→ きんようびです。

3. きょうは なんようび？*

Thursday

→ もくようび(です)。

4. きょうは なんようび？*

Monday

→ げつようび(です)*。

5. あしたは なんようびですか？

Saturday

→ どようびです。

6. あしたは なんようび*？

Tuesday

→ かようび(です)*。

7. あさっては なんようびですか

Sunday

→ にちようびです。

*Note: When the question is casual (without “desuka”, you can also answer casually without “desu”.

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