How to Say ‘We will spend the day as a family.’ in Japanese
家族で一日過ごします。
kazoku de itsu nchi sugoshi masu
[kah-zoh-koo deh ee-chee nee-chee soo-goh-shee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: Natural plan sentence: [家族で] + [一日] + [過ごします]. To make it clearly an absence report, add [ので休ませます].
🇯🇵 In Japan: Some schools may not count family outings as an “excused” absence, but you can still report it politely. If you want a more standard tone: [家庭の都合で欠席します].
Phrase Breakdown
家族
kazoku
[kah-zoh-koo]
family
Noun “family.” Used with で to mean “with/as a family.”
家族で一日過ごします。
We will spend the day with the family.
で
de
[deh]
with; as; by (particle)
Indicates doing something as a group: 家族で “with my family.”
家族で一日過ごします。
We will spend the day with the family.
一日
itsu nchi
one day / all day
Means “one day” or “the whole day,” depending on context. (Common reading here: いちにち.)
一日中、家にいました。
I was at home all day.
Words in this phrase
一
itsu
[ee-chee]
one
First kanji in 一日 (いちにち) meaning “one / all-” as in “all day.”
家族で一日過ごします。
We will spend the day with the family.
日
nchi
[nee-chee]
day
Second kanji in 一日 (いちにち). Together 一日 = “one day / all day.”
家族で一日過ごします。
We will spend the day with the family.
過ごします
sugoshi masu
spend (time) / pass (the day)
Verb meaning “to spend (time)” or “to pass.” Polite form of 過ごす.
週末は家で過ごします。
I spend weekends at home.
Words in this phrase
過ごし
sugoshi
[soo-goh-shee]
spend (time) (stem)
Stem of 過ごす used before ます: 過ごします “will spend (time).”
家族で一日過ごします。
We will spend the day with the family.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending (non-past)
Polite ending meaning “will/do.” Makes the statement appropriate for formal communication.
家族で一日過ごします。
We will spend the day with the family.
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