How to Say ‘Today; as for today’ in Japanese
今日は
kyou wa
[kyoh wah]
💬 Usage Tip: [今日は] is [今日] + topic marker [は], so it means “as for today.” This sets the topic before the rest of the sentence.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Topic-marking with [は] is a big feature of Japanese. It helps make speech sound organized and natural.
Phrase Breakdown
今日
kyou
[kyoh]
today
A common word meaning today, referring to the current day.
今日は気分がいいです。
I feel good today.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
A particle that marks the topic of the sentence. It is written は but pronounced wa here.
今日は気分がいいです。
I feel good today.
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