Before we move on to attend more Japanese lessons, let's take a look on how we can use the Japanese words that you have learnt in Japanese lessons 6, 7, 8 and 9 regarding days, dates, month, year and number through the following conversations examples.

Note that you may change the names of the person involve in these conversations, Summer-san and Winter-san and Autumn-san, to other people's name and to your own family members.

Let's start learning Japanese in conversations now~

Example 1 

When you want to ask someone for today's day in Japanese language...

Summer-san: "きょうは(wa)なんようびですか？ / 今日は(wa)何よう日ですか？" 

Summer-san: "Kyou wa nan youbi desu ka?" 

Summer-san: "What day is today?"

Winter-san: "きょうは(wa)かようびです。/ 今日は(wa)火曜日です。"

Winter-san: "Kyou wa kayoubi desu."

Winter-san: "Today is Tuesday."

Example2

When you want to ask someone how to say a word of different language in Japanese language...

Winter-san: "January は(wa)にほんごわなんですか？ / January は(wa)日本語わ何ですか？" 

Winter-san: "January wa nihongo wa nan desu ka?"

Winter-san: "What is January in Japanese language?"

Autumn-san: "January は(wa)いちがつです。 / January は(wa)一月です。"

Autumn-san: "January wa Ichigatsu desu."

Autumn-san: "January is Ichigatsu."

Example 3

When you want to ask someone for their birth date in Japanese language...

Autumn-san: "あなたのたんじょうびは(wa)いつですか？/ 貴方の誕生日は(wa)何時ですか？" 

Autumn-san: "Anata no tanjoubi wa itsu desu ka?"

Autumn-san: "When is your birthday?"

Summer-san: "とうかさんがつせんきゅうひゃくはちじゅうよんねんです。 / 十日三月千九百八十四年です。" 

Summer-san: "Touka sangatsu sen kyuuhyaku hachijyuu yon nen desu."

Summer-san: "10th March 1984."

Example 4

When you want to ask someone the date of a holiday in Japanese language...

Winter-san: "ことし National Holiday は(wa)いつですか？ / 今年 National Holiday は(wa)何時ですか？" 

Winter-san: "Kotoshi National Holiday wa itsu desu ka?"

Winter-san: "When is National Holiday this year?"

Autumn-san: "ことしよっかごがつです。 / 今年四日五月です。" 

Autumn-san: "Kotoshi yokka gogatsu desu."

Autumn-san: "4th May this year."

Example 5

When you want to ask someone regarding the time in Japanese language...

Summer-san: "あなたは(wa)なんじおきましたか？ / 貴方は(wa)何時起きましたか？" 

Summer-san: "Anata wa nan ji okimashita ka?"

Summer-san: "What time did you woke up?"

Autumn-san: "わたしは(wa)ごぜんはちじはんにおきましたです。 / 私は(wa)午前八時半に起きましたです。" 

Autumn-san: "Watashi wa gozen hachi ji han ni okimashita desu."

Autumn-san: "At 8.30AM."

Example 6

When you want to ask someone how much does something cost in Japanese language...

Winter-san: "このかばんは(wa)いくらですか？ / 此の鞄は(wa)幾らですか？" 

Winter-san: "Kono kaban wa ikura desu ka?"

Winter-san: "How much does this bag cost?"

Summer-san: "さんひゃくごじゅうえんです。 / 三百五十円です。" 

Summer-san: "San hyaku gojyuu en desu."

Summer-san: "350 yen."