明日の朝
ashita no asa
In Japanese, "tomorrow morning" is expressed as 明日の朝 (ashita no asa).
The phrase 明日の朝 refers to the early part of the day following today.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 明日 (tomorrow), the possessive particle の (of) and 朝 (morning), literally meaning "tomorrow's morning".
Which one should you use?
The compound 明朝 can also be used to mean "tomorrow morning".
How do you pronounce it?
ashita no asa
Did you know?
- In Japanese, the word for 'morning', 朝, can also be used to refer to 'breakfast' in certain contexts. If someone asks if you have eaten your 朝, they are talking about your first meal of the day.
- The character for 'morning', 朝, is composed of the sun radical and a component representing 'gathering' or 'rising'. It visually represents the sun rising over the horizon to start the day.
- If you are talking about 'tomorrow morning' in a very poetic or literary sense, you might encounter the word 暁 (akatsuki). This refers specifically to the break of dawn rather than just the early hours.
Examples in context
- 明日の朝に来て。Come tomorrow morning.This sentence is useful for practicing a command involving 明日の朝.Tatoeba #2223706 by bunbuku, translation #323209 by CK
- じゃあ明日の朝ね。I'll see you tomorrow morning.This sentence is useful for a casual parting phrase containing 明日の朝.Tatoeba #8885679 by bunbuku, translation #3071702 by sharptoothed
- 明日の朝電話します。I'll call you up tomorrow morning.This sentence is useful for stating an intention to call someone using 明日の朝.Tatoeba #80512 by bunbuku, translation #323205 by CK
- 明日の朝までにレポートを提出してください。Please submit the report by tomorrow morning.
- 明日の朝は一緒に散歩しましょう。Let's take a walk together tomorrow morning.
- 明日の朝、何時に起きる予定ですか？What time do you plan to wake up tomorrow morning?
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Example conversation
Himari and Ren are deciding when to meet for a walk.
- 陽葵 Himari明日の朝、散歩に行かない？Ashita no asa, sanpo ni ikanai?Do you want to go for a walk tomorrow morning?
- 蓮 Renいいね。何時にする？Ii ne. Nan-ji ni suru?Sounds good. What time shall we meet?
- 陽葵 Himari明日の朝、七時でいいかな？Ashita no asa, shichi-ji de ii kana?Is seven o'clock tomorrow morning okay?
- 蓮 Renうん、それで大丈夫だよ。Un, sore de daijoubu da yo.Yeah, that works for me.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
