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Learn Japanese! You ask business representatives a lot of questions. But I bet you ask all the time, “What are your hours?” In Japan, you will need to ask this important question frequently. More importantly, you will need to understand the person’s response. This Japanese beginner article makes it easy for you to request a business hours. You will also learn important Japanese words, such as donichi (“weekend”, “Saturday”, “Sunday”) and heijitsu (“Laborable day”). This amazing Japanese article provides easy instructions for asking and talking about the hours of the day, such as morning and evening. If you’re looking for a simple Japanese article that teaches you the questions you’ll be asking all the time, look no further!

Vocabulary: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:

Kangoshi – “nurse”
shinsatsu – “medical examination, consultation”
jikan – “weather”
donichi – “Weekend, Saturday, Sunday”
yasumi – “closed, holidays, day off”
as a – “morning”
hiru – “noon, during the day”
heijitsu – “Laborable day”

Grammar: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:

Useful phrases and vocabulary

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donichi – “weekend, Saturday, Sunday”

heijitsu – “Laborable day”

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The word donichi is a combination of the first Chinese character for Saturday (do-yoobi ) and Sunday ( nichi-yoobi ).

Also check out the seven days a week article 19 of season 4 of the Newbie series.

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Practice:

Translate the following words into English.

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Nichi-yoobi –
Getsu-yoobi –
Ka-yoobi –
Do-yoobi –
Sui-yoobi –
Moku-yoobi –
Kin-yoobi –
Sen-shuu –
Kon-shuu –
Rai-shuu –

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as a – “tomorrow, AM”

hiru – “noon, during the day”

Yuugata – “early evening”

yoru – “night, afternoon”

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We often use those words instead of enjoy (“AM”) and galore (“PM”) in a conversation.
*For more information on using enjoy and galore See article 22 of season 4 of the Newbie series.

• Asa no hachi-hee – gozen hachi-ji
• Hiru no ichi-hee → gogo ichi-ji
• Yuugata no go-ji → gogo go-hee
• Yoru no hachi-hee → gogo hachi-ji

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yasumi – “party”

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Sometimes the polite prefix or precedes yasumi in formal speech.

For instance:

1. O-yasumi wa itsu desu ka.

   “When is the holidays?” or “When is your day off?”

2. Watashino yasumi wa donichi desu.

   “My days off are Saturday and Sunday.”

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Shinsatsu wa nan-ji kara nan-ji did desu ka.

“From what time to what time are medical examinations done?”

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shinsatsu – “medical exam”

Washington – theme marker particle

nan-ji – “what time”

Kara – “from”

done – “until”

from his – copula (linking verb)

ka – question mark

When asking about the business hours of stores, banks or restaurants, use eigy (“business, sales” or “operation”) instead of shinsatsu.

For instance:

1. Eigy wa nan-ji kara nan-ji did desu ka.
   Literal meaning: “From what time to what time is your business hours?”
   “When are you open?”

* For more information on the use of Kara and doneSee article 17 of season 4 of the Newbie series.

* For more information on the hours of the day, see article 12 of season 4 of the Newbie series.

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Examples of

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1. Shinsatsu wa nan-ji kara nan-ji did desu ka.

   “When are you open?”

2. Heijitsu wa gozen juu-ji kara gogo go-ji did desu.

   “We are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.”

3. Do-yoobi wa gozen juu-hee kara gogo ichi-hee did desu.

   “We are open from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturdays.”

4. Nichi-yoobi wa oyasumi desu.
   “We are closed on Sundays.”