[✐1. Adagio] day of the week/month
“What day of the week today?”
[00:06]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Well, what day of the week is it today? What day of the month is it? Firstly, let’s practice days of the week.
Repeat after me
 [00:18]
1. Monday
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
5. Friday
6. Saturday
7. Sunday
[01:06]
Please say following in Japanese.
1. Sunday [nichiyoubi]
2. Thursday [mokuyoubi]
3. Friday [kinnyoubi]
4. Monday [getsuyoubi]
5. Wednesday [suiyoubi]
6. Tuesday [kayoubi]
7. Saturday [doyoubi]
[01:59]
Please answer as follows.
 For example,
What day of the week today?
You hear; Wednesday
→ Then you answer; suiyoubi desu.
Ready?
[02:13]
1.     What day of the week is it today?
Wednesday
→ suiyoubi desu.
2.     What day of the week is it today?
Friday
→ kinyoubi desu.
3.     What day of the week is it today?
Thursday
→ mokuyoubi (desu).*
4.     What day of the week is it today?       
Monday
→ getsuyoubi (desu)*.
5.     What day of the week is it today?
Saturday
→ doyoubi desu.
6.     What day of the week is it today?
Tuesday → kayoubi (desu)*.
7.     What day of the week is it today?
Sunday       
→ nichiyoubi desu.
*Note: When the question is casual (without “desuka”, you can also answer casually without “desu”.   
[03:29] 
Let me ask you…. what day (of the week) is it today?  
[03:37] 
Then answer as follows. 
For example, 
When are you going? 
Monday 
→ I’m going on Monday. Ready? 

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