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The basic structure A WA B DESU (A is B) is used throughout this section.

Times of the Day				Days of the Week
asa hiru yoru yuugata ban mayonaka gozen gogo	morning day / noon night evening night midnight A.M. P.M.	yuube kesa ima konban	last night this morning now tonight	nichiyoubi getsuyoubi kayoubi suiyoubi mokuyoubi kin'youbi doyoubi nan-youbi	Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday what day of the week?

Times of the Year
kono aida ototoi kinou kyou ashita asatte mainichi	the other day yesterday today tomorrow next next day everyday	----- senshuu konshuu raishuu saraishuu maishuu	----- last week this week next week next next week every week	----- sengetsu kongetsu raigetsu saraigetsu maitsuki	----- last month this month next month next next month every month	ototoshi kyonen kotoshi rainen sarainen maitoshi	the other year last year this year next year next next year every year

1. Kyou wa NAN-YOUBI desu ka?
WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK is (it) today?

2. (Kyou wa) NICHIYOUBI desu?
(Today) is Sunday.

3. Asatte wa GETSUYOUBI desu ka?
Is the day after the next A MONDAY??

4. Iie, chigaimasu. (Asatte wa) KAYOUBI desu.
No, (it) is different. (The day after the next) is TUESDAY.

5. Kekkon-shiki wa ITSU desu ka?
WHEN is the wedding ceremony?

6. ASHITA desu.
(It) is tomorrow.

7. KIN'YOUBI desu.
(It) is on FRIDAY.

8. Raishuu no KIN'YOUBI desu.
(It) is the FRIDAY of next week.

Posted: 2001-04-01 (Sun)