月曜日から金曜日
getsuyōbi kara kinyōbi
The phrase "Monday to Friday" in Japanese is 月曜日から金曜日 (getsuyōbi kara kinyōbi).
This phrase is used to describe the period of time spanning from Monday through Friday, which typically refers to the standard work week.
What does it mean word for word?
The particle から means "from" and indicates the starting point in time.
Which one should you use?
For casual writing or when looking at schedules, you may see the abbreviation 月〜金, which uses the first kanji of each day and a tilde to represent "Mon-Fri".
How does it change in a sentence?
To explicitly state the range "from [A] until [B]", you can use the structure AからBまで, where the particle まで is added after the end day to mean "until" or "to".
How do you pronounce it?
getsuyōbi kara kinyōbi
Did you know?
- The kanji 金 used in 金曜日 means both 'gold' and 'money'. This creates a playful association for Japanese speakers between Friday and payday.
- While the phrase describes the standard work week, many Japanese companies use 週休二日制, which literally means 'two-day-off-per-week system', to define their employment terms.
- The names of the days in 月曜日から金曜日 are based on the five visible planets and the sun and moon. For example, 月 is the moon and 金 is Venus.
Examples in context
- 月曜日から金曜日まで雪だったんだよ。It snowed from Monday to Friday.This sentence is useful for illustrating the use of 月曜日から金曜日 to describe a duration of time.Tatoeba #9853063 by bunbuku, translation #272600 by CK
- 月曜日から金曜日まで働いています。getsuuyoubi kara kinyoubi made hataraite imasu.I work from Monday to Friday.
- 月曜日から金曜日は銀行が開いています。getsuuyoubi kara kinyoubi wa ginkou ga aite imasu.The bank is open from Monday to Friday.
Example conversation
Ren and Yui are discussing their weekly schedules.
- 蓮 Ren結衣さんは、いつ仕事をしているの？Yui-san wa, itsu shigoto o shite iru no?Yui, when do you work?
- 結衣 Yui月曜日から金曜日までだよ。getsuuyoubi kara kinyoubi made da yo.It's from Monday to Friday.
- 蓮 Renそうなんだ。週末は休みだね。Sou nanda. Shuumatsu wa yasumi da ne.I see. You have weekends off, then.
- 結衣 Yuiうん、週末はゆっくり休むよ。Un, shuumatsu wa yukkuri yasumu yo.Yeah, I rest well on the weekends.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
