Days of the Week and Days of the Month - Japanese Lesson 3

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In this lesson you will learn both the days of the week and the days of the month in Japanese.

Days of the Week:

Monday = Getsuyoubi
Tuesday = Kayoubi
Wednesday = Suiyoubi
Thursday = Mokuyoubi
Friday = Kinyoubi
Saturday = Doyoubi
Sunday = Nichiyoubi

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[AtlanticGiantPumpkin]

Yes, we have a 32nd day in Japan no I'm kidding! I love this woman!

[urmrdjh]

"Yes we have a 32nd day in Japan"
Me: pauses and writes in notebook. Plays the video
"No, I'm kidding"
Me: Pauses video and scribbles out note

[senpai]

i was so close to being played when she said 32 i swear to gawd.

[Xalanth-uqys]

For days of the month 1st, 2nd, 3rd ect... just add nichi however for 1-10, 14, 20 and 24 it is different.
1st- tsuitachi
2nd- futsuka
3rd- mikka
4th- yokka
5th- itsuka
6th- muika
7th- nanoka
8th- youka
9th- kokonoka
10th- tooka
11th- jyuu-ichi-nichi
12th- jyuu-ni-nichi
13th- jyuu-san-nichi
14th- jyuu-yokka
15th- jyuu-go-nichi
16th- jyuu-roku-nichi
17th- jyuu-nana/shichi-nichi
18th- jyuu-hachi-nichi
19th- jyuu-ku-nichi
20th- hatsuka
21st- ni-jyuu-ichi-nichi
22nd- ni-jyuu-ni-nichi
23rd- ni-jyuu-san-nichi
24th- ni-jyuu-yokka
25th- ni-jyuu-go-nichi
26th- ni-jyuu-roku-nichi
27th- ni-jyuu-nana/shichi-nichi
28th- ni-jyuu-hachi-nichi
29th- ni-jyuu-ku-nichi
30th- san-jyuu-nichi
31st- san-jyuu-ichi-nichi
please tell me if i got it completely wrong :) thanx

[yana]

Summary: for the days of the month add nichi to the number counting, exceptions 1-10, 14, 20, 24
Number 　　　 Kanji 　　　　　Hiragana 　　　　　Romaji
!!! 1st 一日 ついいたち tsuitachi
!!! 2nd 二日 ふつか futsuka
!!! 3rd 三日 みっか mikka
!!! 4th 四日 よっか yokka
!!! 5th 五日 いつか itsuka
!!! 6th 六日　　　　　むいか muika
!!! 7th 七日　　　　　なのか nanoka
!!! 8th 八日　　　　　ようか youka
!!! 9th 九日　　　　　ここのか kokonoka
!!! 10th 十日 とうか tooka

12th　　　　十二日　　　　じゅうににち 　 jyuu-ni-nichi
13th 十三日 じゅうさんにち jyuu-san-nichi
!!! 14th 十四日 じゅうよっか jyuu-yokka
15th 十五日 じゅうごにち jyuu-go-nichi
16th 十六日 じゅうろくにち jyuu-roku-nichi
17th 十七日 じゅうななにち jyuu-nana/shichi-nichi

18th 十八日 じゅうはちにち jyuu-hachi-nichi
19th 十九日 じゅうくにち jyuu-ku-nichi
!!! 20th 二十日 はつか hatsuka
21st 二十一日 にじゅういちにち ni-jyuu-ichi-nichi
22nd 二十二日 にじゅうににち ni-jyuu-ni-nichi
23rd 二十三日 にじゅうさんにち ni-jyuu-san-nichi
!!! 24th 二十四日 にじゅうよっか ni-jyuu-yokka
25th 二十五日 にじゅうごにち ni-jyuu-go-nichi
26th 二十六日 にじゅうろくにち ni-jyuu-roku-nichi
27th 二十七日 にじゅうななにち ni-jyuu-nana/shichi-nichi

28th 二十八日 にじゅうはちにち ni-jyuu-hachi-nichi
29th 二十九日 にじゅうくにち ni-jyuu-ku-nichi
30th 三十日 さんじゅうにち san-jyuu-nichi
31st 三十一日 さんじゅういちにち san-jyuu-ichi-nichi
***32nd 三十二日 さんじゅうににち san-jyuu-ni-nichi

For the days of the week add "-youbi"
Monday 月曜日 げつようび getsuyoubi 'Moon day'
Tuesday 火曜日 かようび kayoubi 'Fire day'
Wednesday 水曜日 すいようび suiyoubi 'Water day'
Thursday 木曜日 もくようび mokuyoubi 'Wood day'
Friday 金曜日 きんようび kinyoubi 'Gold day'
Saturday 土曜日 どようび doyoubi 'Earth day'
Sunday 日曜日 にちようび nichiyoubi 'Sun day'
(pronounce "ou" as a long "o" vowel)

[xypheir_]

First impression: This is easy I just add nichi in the end

Me later: I'm lost at 1-10 and 14, 20, 24!😵

[coreoporeo]

going to watch all these video's multiple times to get all this stuck in my head.

[amnesianbro]

We have a troll here haha XD She would be the best Japanese teacher!

[kukiii]

For the days of the week, i still remember that our sensei lets us sing "nichi, getsu, ka, sui, moku, kin, do" in a somewhat 'itsy-bitsy spider' melody and since then i have never forgotten the days of the week. Just sharing— 😄

[JapanSocietyNYC]

they are: tsuitachi (1), futsuka (2), mikka (3), yokka (4), itsuka (5), muika (6), nanoka (7), youka (8), kokonoka (9), touka (10), jyuu-yokka(14), hatsuka(20), ni-jyuu-yokka(24)

[damnson]

I was writing notes, and I totally wrote the 32nd day thing down ... T-T

[ullxrqq]

i felt like an idiot when I was about to believe that they were 32 days in the Japanese calendar -_-

[princessmicamahiya]

YASS I LOVE THIS WOMAN I WISH THIS WAS MY TEACHER😭😭

[JapanSocietyNYC]

Kyou "wa" Getsuyoubi desu, is the proper way of saying it.

[H.pylori]

She teaches so well. Uses repetition appropriately. I wish she was still teaching, I would enroll in her course. Thank you Japan Society.

[SamueITan]

For Days in the Weeks : Fun fact, I realized back then the Days were named after Elements

Sunday - nichi -youbi (日）Sun
Monday - getsu -youbi (月）Moon
Tuesday - ka -youbi (火）Fire
Wednesday -sui -youbi (水）Water
Thursday -moku -youbi (木）Wood
Friday -kin -youbi (金）Metal
Saturday -do -youbi (土）Earth

This has helped me in remembering and I hoped it helps you too (instead of confusing you even more LOL)

[Theohybrid]

Days of Month 1-10 (Some hints that helped me out)
Tsuitachi: 1st Day
Futsuka: 2nd Day
Mikka: 3rd Day
Yokka: 4th Day (Kinda like 'Yon' =4)
Itsuka: 5th Day
Muika: 6th Day ( Kinda like sound-stressing the '3rd Day'  Like the stress is like a double 3rd Day (3x2=6) )
Nanoka: 7th (Like the number 'Nana'=7)
Youka: 8th Day (Like the same principle of the 3rd day but 4th. The stress of a long 4th Day=8th Day. (4 x 2=8))
Kokonoka- 9th Day( like Kyu-9.)
Touka-10th Day (I suppose its like 'Ten' from English)
 

Much thanks, Japan Society.

[shembot]

omg.at first i was like, "oh that's pretty simple.I just add nichi" then all of sudden when I heard YOKKO and YOUKO, I'm like, "0_o". And that 32nd shocked me haha I thought it was real.haha but still this video is very helpful. Ganbarimasu!

[KylePandapatan]

I listened to a dates of the month song (of the special numbers) before coming here. Then sensei's repetition in this video helped a lot to ingrain it.

In my opinion, Miyashita-sensei's attentive expression (while teaching to a camera no less) reminds me of nice kindergarten teachers or kind older ladies that give treats. It makes kids (and adults!) comfortable and more willing to listen. After all, we're starting from kindergarten in Japanese.

[muddyraccoon]

I want this woman as my teacher she looks so kind, friendly, and funny