On this page, you can learn how to say when and where you are going to leave a place in Japanese.
Key Sentence
First box: English, Second box: Romaji, Last box: Japanese writing and audio
I am going to leave Japan on the 5th of June. |
wa ta shi wa ro ku ga tsu i tsu ka ni ni ho n wo ta chi ma su |
私は六月五日に日本を発ちます。 |
One by one
- 私 → I
- は → no meaning
- 六月(ろく・がつ) → June
- 五日(いつか) → fifth
- に → on
- 日本(に・ほん) → Japan
- を → no meaning
- 発ちます(た・ちます) → leave
Vocabulary
【Vocabulary】Countries
Do you know Japan, USA, India or Egypt in Japanese? Let's check them all here.
【Japanese vocabulary・Noun】Months
ListEnglishKanaKana + KanjiRomaji (with space)RomajiJanuaryいちがつ一月i chi ga tsuichigatsuFebruaryにがつ二月ni ga tsunigatsuMarch...
【Japanese vocabulary・Noun】Dates
DatesHere is the basic rule for how to say dates in Japanese.number + にち(ni chi)Example15th: 十五にち(十五 is 15)21st: 二十一にち(二...
Note: month then date
You always say a month then a date in Japanese. The example below is March 10th in Japanese. March is 三月 and 10th is 十日.
- Correct: 三月十日
- Incorrect: 十日三月
Note: leave
Another Japanese verb for ‘leave (place)’ is 出発します(しゅっ・ぱつ・します), which is as common as 発ちます to use in a conversation.
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- I am going to leave Japan on the 3rd of March.
- I am going to leave Canada on the 12th of July.
Task 2: Change into English.
- 私は十二月五日に日本を発ちます。
- 私は六月九日にインドネシアを出発します。
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.