Latest / Learn Japanese with Fexingo / Japanese Weekend Days - Saturday & Sunday
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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back! Ready for another little Japanese lesson? Luna: Always! And hey, last time we learned Monday to Friday. Now I can finally keep track of my work week. Lucas: Exactly. So, what comes after Friday? The best part of the week. Luna: The weekend! Saturday and Sunday. Lucas: Right. In Japanese, Saturday is 土曜日. Let's say it together: 土曜日. Luna: 土曜日. Hmm, that sounds like do yoh bee. Lucas: Close! It's 土曜日. The first part, 土, means earth or soil. But we don't need to remember that now. Just 土曜日 for Saturday. Luna: 土曜日. Okay, I think I got it. And Sunday? Lucas: Sunday is 日曜日. 日 means sun or day. So 日曜日. Luna: 日曜日. That sounds like nee yoh bee? But with a longer n? Lucas: Exactly. 日曜日. The n sound is held a bit. 日曜日. Luna: 日曜日. Okay, Saturday and Sunday. Now, how do I say 'today is Saturday'? Lucas: Good question. Today is 今日. So 'today is Saturday' is 今日は土曜日です. Listen: 今日は土曜日です. Luna: 今日は土曜日です. And 'tomorrow is Sunday' would be 明日は日曜日です? Lucas: Perfect! 明日 is tomorrow. So 明日は日曜日です. Luna: 明日は日曜日です. I love how patterns just repeat. Lucas: That's the beauty of Japanese. Now, let's practice a little conversation. Let's say we're talking about plans. I'll ask, 今日は何曜日ですか? That means 'what day is today?' Luna: Oh, I remember 何 from before — it means 'what'. So 今日は何曜日ですか. I'd answer 今日は土曜日です. Lucas: Perfect! And if I ask about tomorrow: 明日は何曜日ですか? Luna: 明日は日曜日です. Easy! Lucas: You've got it. Now, let's talk about the weekend itself. The word for weekend is 週末. 週 means week, 末 means end. So 週末. Luna: 週末. Shuu-matsu. That's neat. So 'weekend' is like 'week-end'. Lucas: Exactly. So you could say 週末は土曜日と日曜日です — the weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Luna: 週末は土曜日と日曜日です. That's a long sentence but I can break it down. Lucas: Let's hear you say it naturally. Luna: 週末は土曜日と日曜日です. How was that? Lucas: Flawless. You're a natural. Luna: Oh stop. But honestly, knowing Saturday and Sunday makes planning so much easier. Like, 'let's meet on Saturday' would be 土曜日に会いましょう. Lucas: There you go. You're already building sentences. Let's do a quick review. Repeat after me: 土曜日. Luna: 土曜日. Lucas: 日曜日. Luna: 日曜日. Lucas: 今日は土曜日です. Luna: 今日は土曜日です. Lucas: 明日は日曜日です. Luna: 明日は日曜日です. Lucas: 週末. Luna: 週末. Lucas: Great. Now, you know what? If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Japanese, it's worth mentioning that this show is ad-free and listener supported. A small group of listeners chips in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's what keeps these episodes coming. Luna: Yeah, it really helps. And no ads means we can focus on the language. So if you've been enjoying it, consider joining that group. It makes a difference. Lucas: Exactly. Now, back to our weekend words. Luna, describe your ideal Saturday using 土曜日. Luna: My ideal 土曜日? Hmm. 土曜日は公園に行きます. I go to the park on Saturday. Lucas: Lovely! And what about Sunday? Luna: 日曜日は本を読みます. I read books on Sunday. Lucas: Perfect. You've combined today's words with verbs you already know. That's real progress. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I'm actually excited to use these. Now I can make weekend plans in Japanese. Lucas: And that's the goal. So listeners, practice 土曜日, 日曜日, and 週末. Try saying what you do on each day. We'll be back with more soon. Until then, keep practicing! Luna: See you next time!