How to Say ‘How many days off are there per year?’ in Japanese
休みは一年に何日ありますか。
yasumi wa ichi nen ni nan nichi ari masu ka
[yah-SOO-mee wah eechi nen nee nan NEE-chee ah-ree mahs ka]
Phrase Breakdown
休みは
yasumi wa
as for days off / holidays
休み (yasumi) means 'rest, day off'. The particle は (wa) marks the topic. Note that は is pronounced 'wa' here.
休みは日曜日です。
My day off is Sunday.
Words in this phrase
休み
yasumi
[yah-SOO-mee]
vacation; day off
Noun for rest, holidays, or time off from work.
明日は休みです。
Tomorrow is a day off.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
一年に
ichi nen ni
per year / in one year
一年 (ichinen) means 'one year'. に (ni) here means 'per' or 'in'. Say it smoothly: i-chi-ne-n-ni.
一年に一回旅行します。
I travel once a year.
Words in this phrase
一
ichi
[eechi]
one
A Japanese character meaning the number one.
一つお願いします。
One, please.
年
nen
[nen]
year
Counter for years; combined with numbers to count years.
三年前に来ました。
I came three years ago.
に
ni
[nee]
per
Particle showing frequency per unit of time.
一日に三回食べます。
I eat three times a day.
何日ありますか。
nan nichi ari masu ka
how many days are there?
何日 (nannichi) means 'how many days'. ありますか (arimasu ka) means 'are there?'. The 'u' in 'masu' is almost silent.
夏休みは何日ありますか。
How many days of summer vacation are there?
Words in this phrase
何
nan
[nan]
how many
何 asks how many when used with a counter like 枚.
何枚必要ですか。
How many do you need?
日
nichi
[NEE-chee]
days (counter)
Counter for number of days; 何日 asks 'how many days'.
何日休みますか。
How many days will you rest?
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist / have
あり is the stem of ある, used for existence of things.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.
行くか？
Shall we go?
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