Japanese — Week 4 (Numbers & Dates)

From Minami’s Preply lesson review and vocabulary notes on 19 October 2026. Numbers, dates and birthdays. Japanese with romaji underneath on the front; English meanings and grammar explanations on the back.

きょう kyou

Today

たんじょうび tanjoubi

Birthday

ひゃく hyaku

100

ひゃくじゅういち hyaku juu ichi

111

～がつ ~gatsu

Month suffix. Put a month number before がつ to name a month.

～にち ~nichi

Many days of the month use a number + にち. Some have special readings, such as なのか for the 7th.

なのか nanoka

7th day of the month

にじゅうににち nijuu ni nichi

22nd day of the month

なんにち nan nichi

What date / which day of the month

きょうはなんにちですか？ kyou wa nan nichi desu ka?

What is the date today?

たんじょうびはじゅういちがつなのかです。 tanjoubi wa juuichi gatsu nanoka desu.

My birthday is November 7th.

たんじょうびおめでとう tanjoubi omedetou

Happy birthday!