How to Say ‘Burnable garbage is on Mondays and Thursdays.’ in Japanese
燃えるゴミは月曜日と木曜日ですよ。
moeru gomi wa getsuyoubi to mokuyoubi desu yo
[moh-EH-roo goh-mee wah getsuyoobi toh moh-koo-YOH-bee dess yo]
💬 Usage Tip: と joins nouns like "and": 月曜日と木曜日. The よ at the end gives the listener information they didn't have, a friendly "just so you know".
Phrase Breakdown
燃えるゴミは
moeru gomi wa
burnable garbage (topic)
燃える (moeru) means 'to burn'. 燃えるゴミ is burnable garbage, such as food waste and paper.
燃えるゴミはこの袋に入れます。
Burnable garbage goes in this bag.
Words in this phrase
燃える
moeru
[moh-EH-roo]
burnable; to burn
Verb meaning 'to burn'; before ゴミ it means burnable trash.
紙は燃えるゴミです。
Paper is burnable trash.
ゴミ
gomi
[goh-mee]
trash; garbage
ゴミ literally means garbage. As an insult it suggests worthlessness.
人を利用するなんて、ゴミくずみたいなやつだ。
Using people like that, he is like human trash.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
A particle that marks the topic of the sentence, as in 'as for...'.
身長は百七十五センチです。
As for height, it is 175 centimeters.
月曜日と
getsuyoubi to
Monday and
月曜日 (getsuyoubi) means Monday. と means 'and' when joining nouns. Pause on the small っ in 'get-suyoubi'.
月曜日と火曜日は休みです。
Monday and Tuesday are days off.
Words in this phrase
月曜日
getsuyoubi
[getsuyoobi]
Monday
The day Monday. Useful for giving a specific start day in an interview.
月曜日から勤務できます。
I can start working from Monday.
と
to
[toh]
and
A particle connecting nouns in a list.
マーケティングと営業の両方に興味があります。
I am interested in both marketing and sales.
木曜日ですよ。
mokuyoubi desu yo
Thursday, you know.
木曜日 (mokuyoubi) means Thursday. よ at the end adds a friendly tone of giving information.
会議は木曜日ですよ。
The meeting is on Thursday, you know.
Words in this phrase
木曜日
mokuyoubi
[moh-koo-YOH-bee]
Thursday
The day of the week named after wood or trees (木).
木曜日に会いましょう。
Let's meet on Thursday.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
Polite copula meaning 'is/am/are'.
元気です。
I am well.
よ
yo
[yo]
you know; reassurance
Sentence-ending particle adding emphasis, reassurance, or friendly information.
大丈夫ですよ。
It’s okay, really.
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