Any language that you are learning, you need to learn them from basics. The same applies to learning Japanese too. While learning the language, one thing that you need to use frequently is the days and months that appear on a calendar. Thus, the better you learn them in the initial phases of your learning time the easier it will get for you while communicating.

Here, are the name of days and months of a Japanese calendar and how you can speak them.

Days of a Week

Monday – getsu-yoobi

Tuesday – ka-yoobi

Wednesday – sui-yoobi

Thursday – moku-yoobi

Friday – kin-yoobi

Saturday – do-yoobi

Sunday – nichi-yoobi

Months

January – ichi-gatsu

February – ni-gatsu

March – san-gatsu

April – shi-gatsu

May – go-gatsu

June – roku-gatsu

July – shichi-gatsu

August – hachi-gatsu

September – ku-gatsu

October – juu-gatsu

November – juuichi-gatsu

December – juuni-gatsu

Last, this, and Next (Day and Week)

Day

Yesterday – kinoo

Today – kyoo

Tomorrow – ashita

Week

Last Week – senshuu

This Week – konshuu

Next Week – raishuu

Last, this and Next (Month and Year)

Month

Last Month – sengetsu

This Month – kongetsu

Next Month – raigetsu

Year

Last Year – kyonen

This Year – kotoshi

Next Year – rainen