months nan gatsu desu ka?. can you remember how to count from 1 to 12 in japanese? 1 2 3 4 5 6...
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MONTHSNAN GATSU DESU KA?
CAN YOU REMEMBER HOW TO COUNT FROM 1 TO 12 IN JAPANESE?
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12
CAN YOU REMEMBER HOW TO COUNT FROM 1 TO 12 IN JAPANESE?
1 ICHI 2 NI 3 SAN 4 SHI or YON 5 GO 6 ROKU
7 SHICHI or NANA
8 HACHI 9 KU or KYUU 10 JUU 11 JUU ICHI 12 JUU NI
HOW TO SAY ‘MONTHS’ IN JAPANESE
ichi gatsu EXAMPLE: January = いちがつ
ni gatsuFebruary = にがつ
English Japanese
January Ichi gatsu
February Ni gatsu
March San gatsu
April Shi gatsu
May Go gatsu
June Roku gatsu
Months Summary
English Japanese
July Shichi gatsu
August Hachi gatsu
September Ku gatsu
October Jū gatsu
November Jū ichi gatsu
December Jū ni gatsu
HOW TO SAY ‘WHEN EVENTS OCCUR’ IN JAPANESE
ENGLISH: EVENT is in MONTH.
wa desuJAPANESE: EVENT は MONTH です。
Kurisumasu wa juunigatsu desu
クリスマス は じゅうにがつ です。
Christmas is in December.
NAN GATSU DESU KA?なんがつ です か。
wa desuEVENT は MONTH です。
January April
December
August
November
AugustSeptember
JAPANESE EVENTS
SETSUBUN
せつぶん
Setsubun is the Bean Throwing Festival and celebrates the crossover from winter to spring. It is held in February.
Children wear devil masks and throw beans shouting ‘Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!’ meaning ‘Out with the devils, in with happiness.’
Hinamatsuri is the Dolls’ Festival. It is held in March. Families with daughters set up displays of special dolls The dolls are used to pray for a young girls’ growth and happiness.
HINAMATSURI
ひなまつり
HANAMI
はなみ
Hanami is the flower viewing festival. It begins in March. Traditionally people prayed at this time of year for a good harvest and rice planting season. Today, people celebrate by having outdoor parties under Cherry Blossom (Sakura) trees. They often eat dango, obento and drink sake.
KODOMONOHI
こどものひ
Kodomonohi is Children’s Day. It is in May and is a celebration for wishing all children happiness and health. Families fly carp streamers from flagpoles outside their house. These carp streamers symbolise strength because carp are very strong swimmers.
TANABATA
たなばた
Tanabata is the star festival. It is in July and celebrates the legend of two lovers who are separated by the Milky Way and can only meet once a year on the 7th of July. During Tanabata special decorations are hung and people write wishes and hang them on bamboo. These are often burned after the festival.
SHICHIGOSAN
しちごさん
Shichigosan is the rite of passage festival. It is in November and celebrates the well being of young children. Girls aged 3 and 7, and boys aged 3 and 5 dress in kimono and visit shires to drive away evil spirits.
NAN GATSU DESU KA?なんがつ です か。
wa desuEVENT は MONTH です。
March
May
March
February
July
November
Setsubun Hinamatsuri Hanami
KodomonohiTanabata
Shichigosan