良い金曜日を
yoi kin'yōbi o
In Japanese, happy Friday is 良い金曜日を (yoi kin'yōbi o).
良い金曜日を is primarily used in written communication, such as in emails or on social media, rather than as a spoken greeting in person.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation of 'a good Friday'. The particle を acts as an object marker, implying an omitted verb such as 'have' or 'spend'.
How do you pronounce it?
yoi kin'yōbi o
Did you know?
- Japanese has a specific term 花金 'hana-kin', which means 'flower Friday'. It refers to the excitement of Friday night and the start of the weekend.
- While 'happy friday' works in text, a Japanese person is more likely to say お疲れ様です (otsukaresama desu) to a colleague on a Friday to acknowledge their hard work.
- The word for Friday, 金曜日, contains the character for 'gold' or 'metal' 金. This is because the Japanese days of the week are based on the seven classical planets.
Examples in context
- 友達にメッセージで「今日は金曜日だよ！」と送りました。I sent my friend a message saying, "It's Friday!"
Example conversation
Two colleagues are leaving the office for the weekend.
- 蓮 Renお疲れ様でした。良い金曜日を！Otsukaresama deshita. Yoi kin'yōbi o!Good job today. Happy Friday!
- 陽葵 Himariありがとうございます。蓮さんもね！Arigatō gozaimasu. Ren-san mo ne!Thank you. You too, Ren!
- 蓮 Ren週末は何をしますか？Shūmatsu wa nani o shimasu ka?What are you doing this weekend?
- 陽葵 Himariゆっくり休むつもりです。Yukkuri yasumu tsumori desu.I plan to just relax.
