How to Say ‘Saturday and Sunday’ in Japanese
土日
donichi
[doh-nee-chee]
💬 Usage Tip: [土日] combines [土] and [日] to mean "Saturday and Sunday," so together it means "the weekend." You'll hear this compact way of talking about work availability a lot.
Phrase Breakdown
土日
donichi
[doh-nee-chee]
Saturday and Sunday / weekend
Refers to the weekend, especially Saturday and Sunday together.
土日は入れます。
I can work on weekends.
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