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  getsuyōbi - Monday

  kayōbi - Tuesday

  suiyōbi - Wednesday

  mokuyōbi - Thursday

  kinyōbi - Friday

  doyōbi - Saturday

  nichiyōbi - Sunday

  nanyōbi - Which day of the week?
• In Japanese, the last syllable [bi] is sometimes omitted in daily conversation, for example, 月曜 [getsuyō], 火曜 [kayō], 水曜 [suiyō]…
• Easy way to convert is to add/subtract 12 years.
• kinō (sakujitsu) yesterday
• For weeks, add 週間 [shūkan] after the numbers.
• ashita (asu) tomorrow
• Year 2010 is the 22nd year of Heisei.
• raishū next week
• Other spellings - ヵ月間 [kakagetsukan] and か月間 [kakagetsukan] are also commonly used.
• The next era begins at the coronation of the new emperor.
• saraishū the week after next
• asatte (myōgonichi) the day after tomorrow
• senshū last week
• Past, present & future:
• kyō (honjitsu) today
• 5月6日 nisen-nen go-gatsu muika 6th May 2000 kongetsu this month
• For years, add 年間 [nenkan] after the numbers.
• 間 [Kan] can be omitted in daily conversation (except for weeks).
• 8月16日 hachi-gatsu jūroku-nichi 16th August 2000 nisenshū the week before last
• ototoi (issakujitsu) the day before yesterday
• One day is [ichi nichi] not [tsuitachi kan].
• For months, add ヶ月間 [kagetsukan] after the numbers.
• sensenshū the week before last
• 7月27日 shichi-gatsu nijūshichi-nichi getsuyōbi 27th July
• konshū this week
• Both western and the Japanese one are used in daily life.