by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “What day is today?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
What day is today?
今日何曜日だっけ？
kyou nanyoubi* dakke
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
今日何曜日でしたっけ？
kyou nanyoubi* deshitakke
*We do not clearly pronounce the vowels in the middle and at the end of a word. We pronounce “kyou” like “kyō”, “you” like “yō”.
Pronunciation
- what day ＝ 何曜日 nanyoubi
- is today ＝ 今日は** kyouwa
**We often omit “は (wa)” in everyday conversation.
今日
today
＋
何曜日
what day
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