How to Say ‘Today’ in Japanese
今日は
kyou wa
[kyoh wah]
💬 Usage Tip: [今日は] here means “today.” In conversation, it often sets up a request like [今日はお願いします。].
🇯🇵 In Japan: In service settings, Japanese often sounds softer when the situation is framed indirectly rather than with blunt commands.
Phrase Breakdown
今日
kyou
[kyoh]
today
Refers to this day, today. In greetings, 今日 can also be read as part of こんにちは, but by itself it usually means “today.”
今日は忙しいです。
Today is busy.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
A particle that marks the topic of the sentence. Written は but pronounced “wa” here.
肩は少しつらいです。
As for my shoulder, it hurts a little.
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