Learn Japanese! You ask sales reps a lot of questions. But, I bet the question you ask all the time is, “What’s your schedule?” In Japan, you will often find yourself needing to ask this important question. More importantly, you’ll need to understand the person’s response. This Japanese beginner article makes it easy for you to request business hours. You will also learn important Japanese words, such as donichi (“weekend”, “Saturday”, “Sunday”) and hei jitsu (“Laborable day”). This amazing Japanese article provides easy instructions for asking and talking about the times of the day, such as morning and afternoon. If you’re looking for a simple Japanese article that teaches you the questions you’ll be asking all the time, look no further!
Vocabulary: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:
kangoshi – “nurse”
shinsatsu – “medical examination, consultation”
jikan – “weather”
donichi – “Weekend, Saturday, Sunday”
yasumi – “closed, holiday, day off”
as a – “morning”
hiru – “noon, day”
hei jitsu – “Laborable day”
Grammar: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:
Vocabulary and useful phrases
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donichi – “weekend, Saturday, Sunday”
hei jitsu – “Laborable day”
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The word donichi is a combination of the first Chinese character for Saturday (do-yoobi ) and Sunday ( nichi-yoobi ).
Also check out seven days a week in Newbie series season 4 article 19.
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Practice:
Translate the following words into English.
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Nichi Yoobi –
get your yoobi –
Ka Yoobi –
do yoobi –
Sui Yoobi –
Moku Yoobi –
kin yoobi –
sen-shuu –
kon-shuu –
Rai-shuu –
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as a – “tomorrow, AM”
hiru – “noon, day”
yuugata – “early at night”
your – “night, evening”
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We often use those words instead of Gozen (“AM”) and galore (“PM”) in a conversation.
*For more information on the use of Gozen Y galore see article 22 of season 4 of the Newbie series.
- Asa no hachi-ji — gozen hachi ji
- Hiru no ichi-ji → gogo ichi ji
- Yuugata no go ji → go go go hee
- Yoru no hachi-ji → gogo hachi ji
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yasumi – “party”
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Sometimes the polite prefix oh precedes yasumi in formal speech.
For example:
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O-yasumi wa itssu desu ka.
“When are the holidays?” or “When is your day off?”
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Watashino yasumi wa donichi desu.
“My days off are Saturday and Sunday.”
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Shinsatsu wa nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka.
“From what time to what time do you do the medical exams?”
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shinsatsu – “medical exam”
wow – theme marker particle
nanji- “what time”
Kara – “of”
done – “until”
from his – copula (linking verb)
what – question mark particle
When asking for business hours for stores, banks, or restaurants, use chose (“business, sales” or “operation”) instead of shinsatsu.
For example:
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Eigy wa nan-ji kara nan-ji did desu ka.
Literal meaning: “From what time to what time are your business hours?”
“When are you open?”
*For more information on the use of Kara Y donePlease refer to Newbie series season 4 article 17.
*For more information on the hours of the day, see Newbie Series Season 4 Article 12.
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examples
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Shinsatsu wa nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka.
“When are you open?”
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Heijitsu wa gozen juu-ji kara gogo go-ji did desu.
“We are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekdays.”
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Do-yoobi wa gozen juu-ji kara gogo ichi-ji made desu.
“We are open from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturdays.”
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Nichi-yoobi wa oyasumi desu.
“We close on Sundays.”