How to Say ‘Friday night’ in Japanese
金曜日の夜
kinyoubi no yoru
[keen-yoh-bee noh yo-roo]
💬 Usage Tip: の joins the day and the time of day, with the bigger unit first. You can do the same with 土曜日の昼 (doyōbi no hiru) "Saturday lunchtime".
Phrase Breakdown
金曜日
kinyoubi
[keen-yoh-bee]
Friday
A day of the week often used when confirming departure or check-in dates.
金曜日に出発します。
I will depart on Friday.
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.
夜
yoru
[yo-roo]
night / evening
Time noun. With の it becomes “last night’s …” etc. Common for symptom timing.
夜におなかが痛くなりました。
My stomach started hurting at night.
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