How to Say ‘Changed to Friday’ in Japanese
金曜日に変わりました
kinyoubi ni kawari mashi ta
[kin-yooh-BEE ni kah-WAH-ree mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: Use に for the new state something turns into. Swap in any day or time: 三時に変わりました "changed to three o'clock".
Phrase Breakdown
金曜日に
kinyoubi ni
to Friday
'Kin-you-bi' means Friday. Stretch the 'o' in 'you'. 'Ni' marks the new time it changed to.
金曜日に会いましょう。
Let's meet on Friday.
Words in this phrase
金曜日
kinyoubi
[kin-yooh-BEE]
Friday
The fifth day of the week.
金曜日に会いましょう。
Let's meet on Friday.
に
ni
[ni]
to; into
Particle used before なる to show a change into a new state.
気持ちが楽になりました。
I felt more at ease.
変わりました
kawari mashi ta
has changed
The polite past form of 'kawaru'. Keep each syllable even: 'ka-wa-ri-ma-shi-ta'.
場所が変わりました。
The location has changed.
Words in this phrase
変わり
kawari
[kah-WAH-ree]
change (to)
Stem of 変わる, 'to change' (intransitive); something changes by itself.
予定が変わりました。
The schedule changed.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past marker part
まし is part of the polite past ending in ました.
予約をましました。
I made the reservation.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
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