月曜日から日曜日まで
getsuyoubi kara nichiyoubi made
The English phrase "Monday to Sunday" is translated into Japanese as 月曜日から日曜日まで (getsuyoubi kara nichiyoubi made).
This phrase is used to describe a period of time that encompasses every day of the week.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the following parts: 月曜日 (Monday), the particle から meaning "from" to mark the starting point, 日曜日 (Sunday) and the particle まで meaning "to" or "until" to mark the end point.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase follows the grammatical structure [Start Point] から [End Point] まで.
How do you pronounce it?
getsuyoubi kara nichiyoubi made
When do people say it?
When writing schedules or calendars, Japanese speakers often use abbreviations instead of the full names. The days of the week are frequently shortened to a single kanji: 月 (Mon), 火 (Tue), 水 (Wed), 木 (Thu), 金 (Fri), 土 (Sat) and 日 (Sun). For example, one might write 月〜日 to represent "Mon-Sun".
Did you know?
- The names of the days in Japanese are actually names of the classical elements. While 'monday' comes from the 'moon', the other days are named after 'fire', 'water', 'wood', 'metal', 'earth' and 'sun'.
- The character used for Friday, 金, is the exact same character used for the word 'gold' or 'money'.
- While 月曜日 to 日曜日 names the days, the word 曜日 refers to the 'seven luminaries' of ancient astronomy.
Examples in context
- 私は月曜日に仕事を始めます。I start work on Monday.
- 来週の水曜日に会議があります。We have a meeting next Wednesday.
- 月曜日から日曜日まで、毎日働いています。Getsuyoubi kara nichiyoubi made, mainichi hataraite imasu.I work every day from Monday to Sunday.
- 月曜日から日曜日まで、お店は開いています。Getsuyoubi kara nichiyoubi made, omise wa aite imasu.The shop is open from Monday to Sunday.
- 月曜日から日曜日まで、ずっと雨が降るそうです。Getsuyoubi kara nichiyoubi made, zutto ame ga furu sou desu.I heard it will rain continuously from Monday to Sunday.
Example conversation
Yota and Misaki are discussing their work schedules.
- 美咲 Misaki陽太さんはいつ働いていますか？Yōta-san wa itsu hataraite imasu ka?Yota, when do you work?
- 陽太 Yota月曜日から日曜日までフルタイムで働いています。Getsuyōbi kara nichiyōbi made furutaimu de hataraite imasu.I work full-time from Monday to Sunday.
- 美咲 Misakiそれは大変そうですね。Sore wa taihen sō desu ne.That sounds tough.
- 陽太 Yotaはい、でも仕事は楽しいです。Hai, demo shigoto wa tanoshii desu.Yes, but I enjoy the work.
