How to Say "Today Is" in Japanese

今日は

konnichiwa[kõ̞ɲ̟ːit͡ɕiβ̞a̠]

The phrase "today is" in Japanese is 今日は (konnichiwa).

For example, you can use it to state that today is suiyōbi (Wednesday), getsuyōbi (Monday) or a kyūjitsu (holiday).

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The reading 'konnichi' used in formal greetings is the origin of the common greeting 'konnichiwa', which literally means 'as for today'.
In the phrase 今日は, the particle は is actually pronounced as 'wa', despite being written with the character for 'ha'.
While the word for 'today' is written as 今日, it is often read as 'konnichi' in formal settings or titles, even though the standard daily reading is 'kyō'.

今日は厄日だ。
Today is a bad day.
This example shows how to use 今日は to describe a bad day.
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今日は日曜日だ。
Today is Sunday.
This example shows how to use 今日は to state the day of the week.
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今日は大変寒い。
Today is very cold.
This example shows how to use 今日は to describe the temperature.
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Maria: 今日は何日ですか？
Maria: What day is it today?
Kenji: 今日は水曜日です。
Kenji: Today is Wednesday.
Aiko: 今日は休日ですか？
Aiko: Is today a holiday?
Yuki: いいえ、今日は平日です。
Yuki: No, today is a weekday.
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Yota and Yui are talking about their schedules at home.

陽太 Yota

今日は暇ですか？
Kyou wa hima desu ka?
Are you free today?
結衣 Yui

はい、今日は何も予定がありません。
Hai, kyou wa nani mo yotei ga arimasen.
Yes, today I have no plans.
陽太 Yota

じゃあ、買い物に行きましょう。
Jaa, kaimono ni ikimashou.
Then, let's go shopping.
結衣 Yui

いいですね。行きましょう！
Ii desu ne. Ikimashou!
That sounds good. Let's go!

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