Konbanwa! Today was our last lesson in February. I'm really happy that you have been attending the classes regularly. From today, we started Lesson 6, where we learned about months, dates, and weekdays.
1. Months In Japanese, each month is said by combining a number with “gatsu.” For example, April is pronounced "shigatsu." July can be pronounced "shichigatsu" or“nanagatsu.” Both are correct.
2. Days of the Month Most dates are read with“nichi.” But there are special readings for:1st to 10th,14th and 24th These dates use "ka" instead of "nichi.”
3. Weekdays In Japanese, weekdays are formed by saying the element first, then “youbi.” • Monday → getsuyoubi • Tuesday → kayoubi When you list multiple weekdays, you can skip "youbi" and say it only once at the end.
Also we practiced asking about dates and days, such as, 1. kyouwa nan nichi desuka? What's the date today? →2 gatsu 27nichi desu. 2. ashitawa? How about tomorrow? →2 gatsu 28nichi desu. 3. oyasumiwa nan youbi desuka? What day of the week is your day off? →kayoubi to doyoubi to nichiyoubi desu or ka,do nichi desu. 4. otanjyoubiwa itsu desuka? When is your birthday? →11 gatsu you ka(8th) desu.
That's your wonderful progress, Excellent work! Have a lovely weekend. See you again in March!
Today, You studied the “I like ~” sentence pattern and Japanese food. You had tried most of them, right? When you come to Japan, please be sure to try unajū (grilled eel over rice)!
Thank you for coming to the lesson. I introduced the 24-hour system (military time), which is common in Japan but not widely used in the U.S. We also talked about the uniquely Japanese concept of the 30-hour time system. In addition, we discussed how Japan and the U.S. use different units for weight and length.
