How about this weather? Don’t you think a lot of casual conversations revolve around the weather? What if you want to say in Japanese, “It’s hot for fall, isn’t it?” Can you name the months in Japanese? Knowing how to talk about the seasons and months is an important part of many conversations. Knowing the seasons and weather in Japanese will help you ask and answer important questions, and even prevent you from running out of things to say. This Japanese article for beginners helps you get off on the right foot by teaching you about the seasons and months. Learn to talk about natsu (“summer”) and the other seasons. master’s degree go-gatsu (“May”) together with the other months of the year. In addition, you will learn to ask questions like “From what month to what month is it summer in Japan?” As you can see, this Japanese article is not to be missed!
Vocabulary: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:
Nihon – “Japan”
natsu – “summer”
nan-gatsu – “what month”
tabun – “maybe, probably”
shichi-gatsu – “July”
hachi-gatsu – “August”
ku-gatsu – “September”
aki – “fall of autumn”
Grammar: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:
Useful phrases and vocabulary
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natsu
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Natsu means “summer”. Look below to see the names of the four seasons in Japan.
“English” / Room-ji
“Spring” / haru
“Summer” / natsu
“Autumn” / aki
“Winter” / fled
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nan-gatsu
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-gatsu is a counter suffix indicating “month of year”.
“English” / Room-ji
“January” / ichi-gatsu
“February” / ni-gatsu
“March” / san-gatsu
“April” / shi-gatsu
“May” / go-gatsu
“June” / roku-gatsu
“July” / shichi-gatu
“August” / hachi-gatsu
“September” / ku-gatsu
“October” / juu-gatsu
“November” / juuichi-gatsu
“December” / juuni-gatsu
“What month?” / nan-gatsu?
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Natsu wa roku-gatsu kara hachi-gatsu did desu.
“Summer is from June to August.”
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Review the following vocabulary words and their usage:
natsu – “summer”
Washington – theme marker particle
roku-gatsu “June”
Kara – “de” (See Series 12 for newbies, “Lori’s story”)
hachi-gatsu – “August”
done – “Until”
from his – “copula (linking verb)”
Note that particles follow words; they do not precede them.
For instance:
roku-gatsu Kara means “since June”
hachi-gatsu done means “until (until) August”
You can not say:
kara roku-gatsu
did hachi-gatsu
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Examples:
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Fuyu wa juuni-gatsu kara ni-gatsu did desu.
“Winter is from December to February.”
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Haruwa nan-gatsu kara nan-gatsu did desu ka?
“When is spring?” (Literal meaning: “Spring is from what month to what month?”)
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Eiga wa nan-ji kara desu ka?
“What time does the movie start?”
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Shigoto wa nan-ji did desu ka?
“Until what time do you work?”
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Practice 1
Make sentences using the words given. Follow the example below.
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Example:
natsu (“summer”) – June-August. [Natsu] Washington [roku-gatsu] Kara [hachi-gatsu] done desu.
- shigoto (“work”) – 9: 00-6: 00 -> ___________________________________________________________________
- aki (“autumn”) – September-November -> ___________________________________________________________________
- Orienteeshon (“orientation”) – 11: 00-12: 00 -> ___________________________________________________________________
- natsu yasumi (“summer vacation”) – July-August. -> ___________________________________________________________________
- eiga (“movie”) – 4: 00-6: 00 -> ___________________________________________________________________
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Practice 2:
Please answer the following question.
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In your country …
- Natsu wa nan-gatsu kara nan-gatsu desu ka? -> ___________________________________________________________________
- Gakkou wa nan-ji kara nan-ji desu ka? -> ___________________________________________________________________