Unit 03

Talking About the Scheduled Time

予定の時を聞く
Talking About the Scheduled Time

Lesson

今日は公園で運動します [kyō wa kōen de undōshimasu]
Today, I will exercise at the park.

  • 今日 [kyō] means "today"
  • [wa] particle that makes 'today' the topic
  • 公園で運動します [kōen de undōshimasu] means "I exercise at the park"
  • Literally means "today, I exercise at the park"

-は [wa] makes the time word the topic of the sentence

いつ運動しますか [itsu undōshimasu ka]
When are you going to exercise?

  • いつ [itsu] means "when"
  • 運動しますか [undōshimasu ka] means "do you exercise?"
  • Literally means "when, do you exercise?"

平日は運動します [heijitsu wa undōshimasu]
I will exercise on weekdays.

  • 平日 [heijitsu] means "weekdays"
  • Literally means "Weekdays, I exercise"

You can use various time-related words and different verbs to create multiple sentences.

  • 今週は働きます [konshū wa hatarakimasu] I will work this week.
  • 今年は英語を教えます [kotoshi wa eigo o oshiemasu] I will teach English this year.
  • 週末は勉強します [shūmatsu wa benkyōshimasu] I will study on the weekend.

Conversation

  • A: 今日は何をしますか
    What are you doing today?
  • B: 今日は勉強します [kyō wa benkyōshimasu]
    I will study today.
  • B: 週末は何をしますか
    What are you doing on the weekend?
  • B: 週末はショッピングします [shūmatsu wa shoppingushimasu]
    I will go shopping on the weekend.
  • A: 明日は何をしますか [ashita wa nani o shimasu ka]
    What are you doing tomorrow?
  • A: 明日は水泳します
    I will go swimming tomorrow.

Vocabulary

Japanese English
今日 [kyō] today
明日 [ashita] tomorrow
明後日 [asatte] the day after tomorrow
今週 [konshū] this week
来週 [raishū] next week
今月 [kongetsu] this month
来月 [raigetsu] next month
今年 [kotoshi] this year
来年 [rainen] next year
平日 [heijitsu] weekdays
週末 [shūmatsu] weekend
いつ [itsu] when