How to Say ‘Next Saturday’ in Japanese
来週土曜
raishuu doyou
[rye-shoo doh-YOH]
💬 Usage Tip: Swap the day to reuse it: 来週金曜 (raishū kin'yō) "next Friday", 今週土曜 (konshū doyō) "this Saturday".
Phrase Breakdown
来週
raishuu
[rye-shoo]
next week
Refers to the following week.
来週のコンサートを予約します。
I will book next week's concert.
土曜
doyou
[doh-YOH]
Saturday
Short form of 土曜日, the sixth day of the week.
土曜は休みです。
Saturday is my day off.
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