Unit 03
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"
- は [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 |
