0.3.2 Days

Question 1

Translate to Japanese:

a day

Answer 1

ひ

hi

hi (ひ) refers to a calendar “day” (not the length or duration).

Question 2

Translate to Japanese:

one day

Answer 2

いちにち

ichinichi

ichinichi (いちにち) refers to the length of “one day” or a “full day”.

Question 3

Translate to Japanese:

all day

Answer 3

いちにちじゅう

ichinichi juu

all / throughout = juu (じゅう)

Adding juu (じゅう) after a period of time means “all through that time” or “throughout the (time period)”.

Question 4

Translate to Japanese:

every day / each day

Answer 4

まいにち

mai nichi

every / each = mai (まい)

mai (まい) comes before words like weeks, months, and years to give them the meaning of “every/each…”.

Question 5

Translate to Japanese:

Everything is beautiful.

Answer 5

すべてがきれいです。

Subete ga kirei desu.

everything = subete (すべて)

Question 6

Translate to Japanese:

Everyone here is from Japan.

Answer 6

ここにいるみなさんはにほんしゅっしんです。

Koko ni iru minasan wa nihon shusshin desu.

to exist (living thing) = iru (いる)

This is the plain (dictionary) form of imasu (います).

koko ni iru (ここにいる), means “to be here” and describes “everyone”, minasan (みなさん).

A direct translation of this sentence is: “Everyone [existing] here is from Japan.”

Question 7

Translate to Japanese:

the morning

Answer 7

あさ

asa

Question 8

Translate to Japanese:

the afternoon

Answer 8

ひる

hiru

Question 9

Translate to Japanese:

the evening

Answer 9

ゆうがた

yuugata

yuugata (ゆうがた) is used when there is still some daylight visible.

Question 10

Translate to Japanese:

the night

Answer 10

よる

yoru

yoru (よる) is used after the sun sets.

Question 11

Translate to Japanese:

today

Answer 11

きょう

kyou

Question 12

Translate to Japanese:

tomorrow

Answer 12

あした

ashita

Question 13

Translate to Japanese:

this morning

Answer 13

けさ

kesa

Question 14

Translate to Japanese:

tomorrow morning

Answer 14

あしたのあさ

ashita no asa

Using ashita (あした) with the particle no (の) and a time of day can be translated as “tomorrow’s [time of day]”.

Question 15

Translate to Japanese:

yesterday

Answer 15

きのう

kinou

Question 16

Translate to Japanese:

tonight

Answer 16

こんや

kon’ya

Note: The apostrophe is present in the romaji to indicate its spelling and pronunciation. It tells us that this word is kon-ya (こんや) and not ko-nya (こにゃ).

Question 17

Translate to Japanese:

last night

Answer 17

きのうのよる

kinou no yoru

last / yesterday… = kinou no (きのうの)

Using kinou (きのう), “yesterday” with the possessive particle no (の) and a time of day can be translated to “yesterday’s [period of time]”.

Therefore, kinou no yoru (きのうのよる) may also be translated as “yesterday night”.

Question 18

Translate to Japanese:

yesterday evening

Answer 18

きのうのゆうがた

kinou no yuugata

Question 19

Translate to Japanese:

when

Answer 19

いつ

itsu

Question 20

Translate to Japanese:

When was it?

Answer 20

いつでしたか。

Itsu deshita ka.

was / were = deshita (でした)

deshita (でした) is the past tense form of desu (です), “to be”.

Question 21

[What is being said in the audio recording?]

Answer 21

• Man: いつですか。(Itsu desu ka.)
• Woman: あしたです。(Ashita desu.)

Translation:

Man: “When is [it]?”

Woman: “[It’s] tomorrow.”

Question 22

[What is being said in the audio recording?]

Answer 22

• Man: いつでしたか。(Itsu deshita ka.)
• Woman: きのうのよるでした。(Kinou no yoru deshita.)

Translation:

Man: “When was [it]?”

Woman: “[It] was last night.”

Question 23

Translate to Japanese:

in the afternoons

Answer 23

ひるに

hiru ni

in / at (time) = ni (に)

ni (に) is a versatile grammar particle that can be used to talk about when someone does something.

Question 24

[What is being said in the audio recording?]

Answer 24

• Man: いつですか。こんばんですか。(Itsu desu ka. Konban desu ka.)
• Woman: いいえ、ひるです。(Iie, hiru desu.)

Translation:

Man: “When is [it]? This evening?”

Woman: “No, it’s [in] the afternoon.”

Question 25

[What is being said in the audio recording?]

Answer 25

- **Man**: にほんごのじゅぎょうはいつですか。(Nihongo no jugyou wa itsu desu ka.) - **Woman**: あさです。(Asa desu.) ## Footnote _Translation_: Man: "When is Japanese class?" Woman: "It's [in] the morning."

Question 26

# Translate to Japanese: a week

Answer 26

いっしゅうかん | isshuukan

Question 27

# Translate to Japanese: _in_ two weeks

Answer 27

あとにしゅうかん | _ato_ nishuukan ## Footnote in (a period of time) = *ato* (あと) *ato* (あと) can also mean "later" or "after" in the same context. This structure emphasizes that the time remaining is "two weeks".

Question 28

# Translate to Japanese: a month

Answer 28

いっかげつ | ikkagetsu ## Footnote The counter word for months is *kagetsu* (かげつ). This is an instance where the usual word for one, *ichi* (いち), is shortened to *i* (いっ) and pronounced with a brief pause before the next syllable, making the word easier to pronounce.

Question 29

# Translate to Japanese: in three days

Answer 29

あとみっか | ato mikka ## Footnote *mikka* (みっか) looks a little strange because Japanese has special words for counting one to ten days. For example, you cannot simple combine a number, such as *san* (さん), "three", and "day(s)", *nichi* (にち) to mean "three days".

Question 30

# Translate to Japanese: in two months

Answer 30

あとにかげつ | ato nikagetsu

Question 31

# Translate to Japanese: a month _ago_

Answer 31

いっかげつまえ | ikkagetsu _mae_ ## Footnote ago / before = *mae* (まえ)

Question 32

# Translate to Japanese: five days ago

Answer 32

いつかまえ | itsuka mae ## Footnote *itsuka* (いつか) looks a little strange because Japanese has special words for counting one to ten days. For example, you cannot simple combine a number, such as *go* (*ご*), "five", and "day(s)", *nichi* (にち) to mean "five days". Note: *itsuka* can also mean "someday" in other contexts; here it specifically means "five days".

Question 33

# Translate to Japanese: Monday

Answer 33

げつようび | getsuyoubi ## Footnote The *youbi* (ようび) part of this word indicates a day of the week.

Question 34

# Translate to Japanese: Tuesday

Answer 34

かようび | kayoubi

Question 35

# Translate to Japanese: Wednesday

Answer 35

すいようび | suiyoubi

Question 36

# Translate to Japanese: Thursday

Answer 36

もくようび | mokuyoubi

Question 37

# Translate to Japanese: Friday

Answer 37

きんようび | kin'youbi

Question 38

# Translate to Japanese: Saturday

Answer 38

どようび | doyoubi

Question 39

# Translate to Japanese: Sunday

Answer 39

にちようび | nichiyoubi

Question 40

Recite the 7 days of the week in Japanese. | Starting with "Monday"

Answer 40

- げつようび (getsuyoubi) - かようび (kayoubi) - すいようび (suiyoubi) - もくようび (mokuyoubi) - きんようび (kin'youbi) - どようび (doyoubi) - にちようび (nichiyoubi)

Question 41

# Translate to Japanese: the weekend

Answer 41

しゅうまつ | shuumatsu

Question 42

# Translate to Japanese: _this_ weekend

Answer 42

こんしゅうまつ | _kon_ shuumatsu ## Footnote *kon* (こん) indicates "this" for weeks, weekends, and months. *konshuu* (こんしゅう) = this week *kongetsu* (こんげつ) = this month

Question 43

[What is being said in the audio recording?]

Answer 43

- **Man**: きょうはもくようびですか。(Kyou wa mokuyoubi desu ka.) - **Woman**: いいえ、すいようびです。(Iie, suiyoubi desu.) ## Footnote _Translation_: Man: "Is today Thursday?" Woman: "No, [it's] Wednesday."

Question 44

# Translate to Japanese: every Friday

Answer 44

まいしゅうのきんようび | maishuu no kin'youbi ## Footnote *maishuu no kin'youbi* (まいしゅうのきんようび) means "every week's Friday". *maishuu* (まいしゅう) can be used this way with any day of the week. You may also encounter this as *maishuu kin'youbi* (まいしゅうきんようび) without the *no* (の).

Question 45

[What is being said in the audio recording?]

Answer 45

- **Man**: いつですか。(Itsu desu ka.) - **Woman**: まいしゅうのどようびです。(Maishuu no doyoubi desu.) ## Footnote _Translation_: Man: "When is [it]?" Woman: "[It's] every Saturday."