In the previous post, we learn that when 日 is read as にち (nichi) can be the suffix ‘-th’. When you read 月 as がつ (gatsu), it is the suffix for the months of the year.
The most day we have in a month is thirty-one day. Therefore, to tell the date, we would need to know all thirty-one day. For the 1st to the 10th and the 20th, they are different from the rest of the days. For the rest it is easy. If today is the 16th, just add 日 or にち (nichi) to 十六 or じゅうろく (juuroku), resulting in 十六日 or じゅうろくにち (juurokunichi). The same for the other days except for the 1st to the 10th and the 20th.
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Romaji
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English
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一日
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ついたち
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Tsuitachi
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1st
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二日
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ふつか
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Futsuka
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2nd
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三日
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みっか
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Mikka
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3rd
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四日
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よっか
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Yokka
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4th
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五日
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いつか
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Itsuka
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5th
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六日
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むいか
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Muika
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6th
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七日
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なのか
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Nanoka
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7th
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八日
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ようか
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Youka
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8th
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九日
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ここのか
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Kokonoka
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9th
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十日
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とおか
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Dooka
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10th
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二十日
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はつか
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Hatsuka
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20th
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In a year there are twelve months. To tell what month it is, just add the number of the month to 月 or がつ (gatsu). It is August now, adding 八 or はち (hachi) to 月 or がつ (gatsu) will result in 八月 or はちがつ (hachigatsu).
Kanji
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Hiragana
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Romaji
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English
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一月
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いちがつ
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Ichigatsu
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January
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二月
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にがつ
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Nigatsu
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February
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三月
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さんがつ
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Sangatsu
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March
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四月
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しがつ
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Shigatsu
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April
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五月
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ごがつ
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Gogatsu
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May
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六月
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ろくがつ
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Rokugatsu
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June
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七月
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しちがつ
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Shichigatsu
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July
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八日
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はちがつ
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Hachigatsu
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August
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九月
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くがつ
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Kugatsu
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September
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十月
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じゅうがつ
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Juugatsu
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October
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十一月
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じゅういちがつ
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Juuichigatsu
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November
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十二月
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じゅうにがつ
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Juunigatsu
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December
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From the previous post, we learned about the days of the week. Now we can tell the day and date. Today is Tuesday, August 16. In Japanese language, today is 火曜日 or かようび (Kayoubi), the date is 八月or はちがつ (hachigatsu) 十六日 or じゅうろくにち (juurokunichi).
Today is 今日 or きょう (kyou), so you can say 今日は火曜日です (kyou wa kayoubi desu), which means ‘Today is Tuesday’. Yesterday is 昨日 or きのう (kinou), so to tell yesterday’s date say 昨日は月曜日です (kinou wa getsuyoubi desu).
Kanji
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Hiragana
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Romaji
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English
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一昨日
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おととい
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Ototoi
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The day before yesterday
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昨日
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きのう
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Kinou
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Yesterday
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今日
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きょう
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Kyou
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Today
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明日
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あした
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Ashita
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Tomorrow
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明後日
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あさって
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Asatte
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The day after tomorrow
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So, when people ask you ‘what day is today?’ 今日は何曜日ですか (kyou wa nan youbi desu ka) or ‘what date is today’ 今日は何日ですか (kyou wa nan niche desu ka), try to answer them as we had learned.
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| Kana Nishino's album Just Love |
Try listening to Kana Nishino’s Have a Nice Day from her album Just Love. It’s a fun song and the lyrics contain many useful vocabularies.
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