How to Say ‘It's Saturday the 15th.’ in Japanese
十五日の土曜日よ。
juu go nichi no doyoubi yo
[joo goh NEE-chee noh doh-yoh-bee yoh]
💬 Usage Tip: 十五日 is (jūgo-nichi). Watch for the irregular dates, though: the 1st to 10th, the 14th, the 20th and the 24th have special readings, such as 二十日 (hatsuka) "the 20th".
Phrase Breakdown
十五日の
juu go nichi no
on the 15th
十五日 (juugonichi) means 'the 15th day'. Stretch the 'juu'. の (no) links it to the next word.
十五日の予定は？
What are your plans for the 15th?
Words in this phrase
十
juu
[joo]
ten
The number ten; part of fifteen minutes.
十五分ぐらい待ちます。
We wait about fifteen minutes.
五
go
[goh]
five
The number five; combines with ten to make fifteen.
十五分で着きます。
We arrive in fifteen minutes.
日
nichi
[NEE-chee]
day of the month (counter)
Read 'nichi' after numbers to count or name days of the month.
十日に会いましょう。
Let's meet on the tenth.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
の connects customer and handling, making the meaning 'customer handling' or 'dealing with customers.'
会社の仕事です。
It is company work.
土曜日よ。
doyoubi yo
Saturday.
土曜日 (doyoubi) means Saturday. Stretch the 'yo': do-yoo-bi. よ (yo) adds friendly emphasis.
パーティーは土曜日よ。
The party is on Saturday.
Words in this phrase
土曜日
doyoubi
[doh-yoh-bee]
Saturday
The day Saturday.
土曜日のチケットはありますか。
Do you have tickets for Saturday?
よ
yo
[yoh]
you know; emphasis
A sentence-ending particle adding emphasis, assurance, or informing the listener.
大丈夫だよ。
It is okay, you know.
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