How to Say ‘At seven on Saturday’ in Japanese
土曜日の七時に
doyoubi no shichi ji ni
[doh-yoh-bee noh shee-CHEE jee nee]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese goes from big to small: day first, then hour, joined by の, with に marking the point in time at the end. 七時 is said (shichi-ji), not (nana-ji).
Phrase Breakdown
土曜日の
doyoubi no
Saturday's / on Saturday
土曜日 (doyoubi, Saturday) + の. Stretch the long 'ou' in 'do-you-bi'.
土曜日の朝は忙しいです。
Saturday mornings are busy.
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?
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
Links two nouns to make “after meals”: ごはんのあと.
ごはんのあとにお薬を飲みます。
I take medicine after meals.
七時に
shichi ji ni
at seven o'clock
Say 'shi-chi-ji ni'. The 'shi' and 'chi' are soft sounds.
七時に会いましょう。
Let's meet at seven.
Words in this phrase
七
shichi
[shee-CHEE]
seven
The number seven; read しち when telling the hour with 時.
七時に予約しました。
I made a reservation for seven.
時
ji
[jee]
o'clock
Hour counter used after numbers for clock time.
朝8時は忙しいです。
8 a.m. is busy.
に
ni
[nee]
in; at; to
Particle indicating location or target state.
手元に置きたいです。
I want to keep it at hand.
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