Let’s learn Japanese dates, days, month and time

We use different words to count the month, date or time.

In this article, I will teach you the numbers and days of the week in Japanese.

If you want to learn more about Japanese counters, please read this article first.

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Month

When we express month, we say ○○がつ.

なんがつですか is the question form.

Please remember 4, 7, 9 are special number, しがつ、しちがつ、くがつ.

We use にち for dates like 11にち(jyuichinichi).

However, 1st to 10th, 14th, 20th and 24th are special.

ついたち、ふつか、みっか、よっか、いつか、むいか、なのか、ようか、ここのか、とおか、じゅうよっか、はつか、にじゅうよっか。

19th is じゅうくにち and 29th is にじゅうくにち.

We say なんにちですか when we ask for the date.

We say 〇じ〇ふん for time.

For instance, 5 o’clock is 5じ.

Please remember 4じ, 7じ, 9じ is special, よじ、しちじ、くじ.

When we count “h” sound changes to “p” sound, so 1, 6, 8, 10 connect with っぷん such as いっぷん、ろっぷん、はっぷん、じゅっぷん

Therefore, 5:16 is ごじじゅうろっぷん.

*5:30 is 5じはん and はん means half.

*When we ask what time it is, we say なんじですか。

From Sunday to Sataurday.

にちようび、げつようび、かようび、すいようび、きんようび、どようび。

When we ask what day is it today, we say なんようびですか.

When mention from a big thing to a small thing.

2022ねん　11がつ　30にち　すいようび。8じはん