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[ARCHIVE] Days of the week

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Fnirk1
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[ARCHIVE] Days of the week

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Originally posted by: HelpfulDuo https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/25428137


Let's look at the day of the week the way you see in the calendar. Each kanji represents the day of the week from Sunday to Saturday.

SMTWTFL
水     金  
にち げつ    すい もく きん 

Days of the week is expressed by adding ようび yōbi) at the end.

EnglishHiraganaKanjiRomaji
Sundayにちようび 曜日nichi yōbi
Monday げつようび 曜日 getsu yōbi
Tuesdayようび 曜日 ka yōbi
Wednesday すいようび 曜日 sui yōbi
Thursday もくfようび 曜日 moku yōbi
Friday きんようび 曜日 kin yōbi
Saturdayようび 曜日 do yōbi

Kanji for the days of the week has some are related to Planet and Solar systems.
日 月 火 水 木 金 土

Sun 太陽 () ⁺\たいよう (日、にち)
Moon つき (げつ)
Mercury 星⁺⁺ すいせい(すい)
Venus 金1 すいせい (すい)
Earth 地球 ちきゅう
Mars かせい (か)
Jupiter もくせい (もく)
Saturn どせい (ど)

⁺ 太陽(たいよう)= the sun
日(ひ、にち、じつ)= the sun, day, daytime
⁺⁺ 星(ほし)= star

Day of the week Sentences:

きょうなんようび です(kyō ha nan yōbi desuka)
Which day of the week is it today?

あした は なんようび ですか。(ashita ha nan yōbi desuka)
Which day of the week is it tomorrow?

あさっては なんようび ですか。(asatte ha nan yōbi desuka)
Which day of the week is it the day after tomorrow?

きのうは なんようび でしたでした(kinō ha nan yōbi deshitaka)
Which day of the week was it yesterday?

おとといは なんようび でしたか。(ototoi ha nan yōbi deshitaka)
Which day of the week was it the day before yesterday?

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