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Other dates

Word sets, Stage 4chunk 13 of 33Dates

Lets you say any date in the month and ask what the date is.

Mix-ups Hatsuka (20th) vs futsuka (2nd).

juugonichi

the 15th; any regular date (number + nichi)

Every date not on the irregular list is just the number plus nichi; 17th and 19th use shichi and ku.

casual

juugonichi kara natsuyasumi da yo.

Summer break starts on the 15th.

十五日から夏休みだよ。

polite

juugonichi kara natsuyasumi desu.

Summer break starts on the 15th.

十五日から夏休みです。

Written 十五日 · じゅうごにちRank #71064 in 3,030 TV dramas

juuyokka

the 14th; fourteen days

Like the 4th it takes yokka, not yonnichi.

casual

barentain wa nigatsu juuyokka da yo.

Valentine's Day is February 14th.

バレンタインは二月十四日だよ。

polite

barentain wa nigatsu juuyokka desu.

Valentine's Day is February 14th.

バレンタインは二月十四日です。

Written 十四日 · じゅうよっかRank #8884 in 3,030 TV dramas

hatsuka

the 20th; twenty days

Not nijuunichi.

Don't mix with futsuka (the 2nd).

casual

hatsuka ni yachin harawanakya.

I have to pay rent on the 20th.

二十日に家賃払わなきゃ。

polite

hatsuka ni yachin o harawanai to ikemasen.

I have to pay the rent on the 20th.

二十日に家賃を払わないといけません。

Written 二十日 · はつかRank #40007 in 3,030 TV dramas

nijuuyokka

the 24th; twenty-four days

Any date ending in 4 uses yokka: 4th, 14th, 24th.

casual

nijuuyokka no yoru wa dou suru?

What are you doing the night of the 24th?

二十四日の夜はどうする?

polite

nijuuyokka no yoru wa dou shimasu ka?

What are your plans for the evening of the 24th?

二十四日の夜はどうしますか?

Written 二十四日 · にじゅうよっかRank #9975 in 3,030 TV dramas

nannichi

what date; how many days

Add -kan to ask only the length: nannichikan.

casual

kaigi wa nannichi ni naru?

What date will the meeting be?

会議は何日になる?

polite

kaigi wa nannichi ni narimasu ka?

What date will the meeting be on?

会議は何日になりますか?

Written 何日 · なんにちRank #3041 in 3,030 TV dramas