ピクニック
field trip; tour of a factory, institution, etc.
kengaku-ryokō
見学旅行（けんがくりょ
EXAMPLES
Today is Monday.
Kyō wa Getsu-yōbi dess.
今日（きょう）は月曜日（げつようび）です｡
Tomorrow is Tuesday.
Ashita wa Ka-yōbi dess.
明日（あした）は火曜日（かようび）です｡
Yesterday was Sunday.
Kinō wa Nichi-yōbi deshita.
昨日（きのう）は日曜日（にちようび）でした｡
What day of the week are we going sightseeing?
Kankō wa nan-yōbi dess ka?
観光（かんこう）は何曜日（なんようび）ですか？
When is the party (lit., What day of the week is the party?)
Pātii wa nan-yōbi dess ka?
パーティーは何曜日（なんようび）ですか？
It’s (on) Saturday.
Do-yōbi dess.
土曜日（どようび）です｡
MEANINGS OF THE DAYS OF THE WEEKS
In Japanese, the days of the week derive from the world of nature. Getsu-yōbi (Monday) means “moon day”; Ka-yōbi (Tuesday), “fire day”; Sui-yōbi (Wednesday), “water day”; Moku-yōbi (Thursday) “wood day”; Kin-yōbi (Friday), “gold day”; Do-yōbi (Saturday) “soil day”; and Nichi-yōbi (Sunday), “sun day.” Interestingly enough, our Sunday and Monday are derived from the sun and moon as well, but that’s where the similarity stops.
EXPRESSIONS IN CONTEXT
A: What day is today?
Kyō wa nan-yōbi dess ka?
今日（きょう）は何曜日（なんようび）ですか？
B: It’s Monday.
Getsu-yōbi dess.
月曜日（げつようび）です｡
A: What day is tomorrow?
Ashita wa nan-yōbi dess ka?
明日（あした）は何曜日（なんようび）ですか？
B: It’s Friday.
Kin-yōbi dess.
金曜日（きんようび）です｡
A: What day is the wedding ceremony?
Kekkon-shiki wa nan-yōbi dess ka?
結婚式（けっこんしき）は何曜日（なんようび）ですか？
B: The day after tomorrow.
Asatte dess.
明後日（あさって）です｡
A: What day is the exposition?
Hakuran-kai wa nan-yōbi dess ka?
博覧会（は くらんかい）は何曜日（なんようび）ですか？
B: Thursday.
Moku-yōbi dess.
木曜日（もくようび）です｡
A: Is the picnic on Saturday?
Pikunikku wa Do-yōbi dess ka?
ピクニックは土曜日（どようび）ですか？
B: No, it’s on Tuesday.
Iie, Ka-yōbi dess.
いいえ、火曜日（かようび）です｡
A: What day was (it) yesterday?
Kinō wa nan-yōbi deshita ka?
昨日（きのう）は何曜日（なんようび）でしたか？
B: It was Sunday.
Nichi-yōbi deshita.
日曜日（にちようび）でした｡
A: What day was the farewell party?
Sōbetsu-kai wa nan-yōbi deshita ka?
送別会（そうべつかい）は何曜日（なんようび）でしたか？
B: It was Monday.
Getsu-yōbi deshita.
月曜日（げつようび）でした｡
