Nihongo - First Step

Grammar Notes

Nichi-yoobi means "Sunday".
The phrases such as "last Sunday" and "next Monday" are expressed by using the particle no.
See the practice below.

Doko means "where".

Remember, when the subject is "You" or "I", it is usually omitted.

When asking about the past action, just change ikimasu ka? to ikimashita ka?.

Practice 1

Let's practice the following words.

	げつようび	Monday			きんようび	Friday
	かようび	Tuesday			どようび	Saturday
	すいようび	Wednesday			にちようび	Sunday
	もくようび	Thursday			なつやすみ	summer holidays, summer vacation

Practice 2

Let's practice the following phrases.

	こんしゅうの　きんようび	this Friday
	こんしゅうの　どようび	this Saturday
	らいしゅうの　げつようび	next Monday
	せんしゅうの　かようび	last Tuesday

Practice 3

Let's make sentences and speak it.

	にちようび　どこに　いきますか。
	Where are you going on Sunday?
	きょう　どこに　いきますか。
	Where are you going today?
	なつやすみ　どこに　いきますか。
	Where will you go for the summer vacation?
	きのう　どこに　いきましたか。
	Where did you go yesterday?
	せんしゅうの　どようび　どこに　いきましたか。
	Where did you go last Saturday?