Learn Months (Day 25) – Japanese from 0 to 100
🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 25
Learn Months in Japanese (月)
🧠 What are Months?
Months are used in dates, schedules, and planning.
👉 Japanese months follow a simple pattern.
🔤 Today’s Words
Month | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
January | 一月 | ichigatsu |
February | 二月 | nigatsu |
March | 三月 | sangatsu |
April | 四月 | shigatsu |
May | 五月 | gogatsu |
June | 六月 | rokugatsu |
July | 七月 | shichigatsu |
August | 八月 | hachigatsu |
September | 九月 | kugatsu |
October | 十月 | juugatsu |
November | 十一月 | juuichigatsu |
December | 十二月 | juunigatsu |
👉 Pattern: number + 月 (gatsu)
🔊 Pronunciation Tips
• April = shi-gatsu (not yon)
• July = shichi-gatsu (not nana)
• September = ku-gatsu
👉 Some months are exceptions
✍️ How to Use
👉 Examples:
• 一月 = January
• 七月 = July
• 十月 = October
👉 Used with dates
📝 Example Sentences
- 一月です。 = It’s January.
- 七月です。 = It’s July.
👉 Practice saying them
❌ Common Mistakes
• Saying yon-gatsu (wrong)
• Saying nana-gatsu (wrong)
• Forgetting “gatsu”
👉 Memorize exceptions
📚 Learn Faster
• Learn pattern first
• Focus on exceptions
• Repeat daily
• Say out loud
👉 Pattern + exceptions = easy
🎯 Practice
👉 一月 → 十二月
👉 ichigatsu → juunigatsu
Repeat at least 5 times
🧪 Mini Quiz
① Read
No. | Japanese | Answer |
|---|---|---|
1 | 一月 | ? |
2 | 四月 | ? |
3 | 七月 | ? |
4 | 九月 | ? |
5 | 十二月 | ? |
② Meaning
No. | Japanese | Answer |
|---|---|---|
6 | 二月 | ? |
7 | 三月 | ? |
8 | 六月 | ? |
9 | 八月 | ? |
10 | 十月 | ? |
③ Fill
No. | Month | Answer |
|---|---|---|
11 | January | ? |
12 | April | ? |
13 | July | ? |
14 | September | ? |
15 | December | ? |
📝 Answers
No. | Answer |
|---|---|
1 | ichigatsu |
2 | shigatsu |
3 | shichigatsu |
4 | kugatsu |
5 | juunigatsu |
6 | February |
7 | March |
8 | June |
9 | August |
10 | October |
11 | 一月 |
12 | 四月 |
13 | 七月 |
14 | 九月 |
15 | 十二月 |
🚀 Next Step
👉 Day 26: Common Verbs