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Evening and weekend routine in Japanese
Leo drops into Kissa Hotaru after work and lists his evening: a shop stop, dinner, a shower, then a book.
Goro's list is already on the table: toast, toast, and a blend coffee he never finishes.
You will line up a longer day: around seven, shopping after work, a shower after dinner, and a weekend that looks different.
Keep it polite. ごろ keeps the time loosely around a clock hour, not exact.
By the end of this lesson
Describe a longer daily routine in order.
- 七時ごろ家に帰ります。I get home around seven.
- 一日をコーヒーから始めます。I start the day with coffee.
- 夜は読むのが好きです。At night I like to read.
- 週末は予定が違います。My weekend schedule is different.
- 仕事の後、買い物します。After work I do the shopping.
- 夜ごはんの後、シャワーを浴びます。I shower after dinner.
Scene — after the rush
The kissa is quieter after the dinner rush. Leo hangs his clear umbrella and slides into the booth across from Goro.
Two plates of thick toast sit by a full blend coffee. Masako wipes the wooden counter and waits for the next order.
Learn — a longer day in order
These six lines walk a longer day in order: getting home, coffee, night reading, a different weekend, shopping, and a shower.
ごろ keeps seven o'clock approximate.
七時ごろ家に帰ります。
I get home around seven.
When to use it: Say this when you get home around seven, not at a sharp time.
ごろ after a clock time means around, not exactly.
一日をコーヒーから始めます。
I start the day with coffee.
When to use it: Use this when coffee is how you open the day.
から marks coffee as the starting point of the day.
Say it: Keep the long vowel in コーヒー.
夜は読むのが好きです。
At night I like to read.
When to use it: Use this to say reading is what you like at night.
のが turns 読む into the thing you like.
週末は予定が違います。
My weekend schedule is different.
When to use it: Use this when Saturday and Sunday do not follow your weekday plan.
が marks 予定 as the thing that is different.
仕事の後、買い物します。
After work I do the shopping.
When to use it: Use this for grocery shopping on the way home from work.
の後 means after that thing, here after work.
夜ごはんの後、シャワーを浴びます。
I shower after dinner.
When to use it: Use this to put a shower after the evening meal.
を marks シャワー, the thing you take.
Say it: Hold the long vowel in シャワー.
Story — toast, then toast again
Leo lists his evening at the booth. Goro answers with toast and a coffee he does not drink.
Highlighted phrases are the new lines. Turn on Show English if you want a gloss.
- The dinner rush has gone. Leo hangs his clear umbrella and sits across from Goro.
Goro仕事の後は何をしますか。What do you do after work?
Leo仕事の後、買い物します。After work I do the shopping.- Goroレオさんは何時に帰りますか。What time do you get home, Leo?
- Leo七時ごろ家に帰ります。I get home around seven.
- Goro夜ごはんの後、何をしますか。What do you do after dinner?
- Leo夜ごはんの後、シャワーを浴びます。I shower after dinner.
Masako夜は何をしますか。What do you do at night?- Leo夜は読むのが好きです。At night I like to read.
- Masakoゴローさんは何時に起きますか。What time do you get up, Goro?
- Goro7時に起きます。I get up at seven.
- Two plates of thick toast sit beside a blend coffee Goro has not sipped.
- Goro一日をコーヒーから始めます。I start the day with coffee.
- Masako週末はどうですか。How about the weekend?
- Leo週末は予定が違います。My weekend schedule is different.
- Leo週末は休みです。I'm off at the weekend.
- Goro何時に寝ますか。What time do you go to bed?
- Leo11時に寝ます。I go to bed at eleven.
Practice — pick the next step
Eleven short tasks wait in this round. You will listen, fill a gap, swap a word, and build a line.
Each one is small, so you move on quickly.
0 of 11 done
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
I get home around seven.
七時____家に帰ります。
What do you say?
What do you say?
You have left the office. Next you buy food for dinner.
Pick the reply
Goro says:
Pick the reply
夜ごはんの後、何をしますか。
What do you do after dinner?
And you reply with:
Build the line
Build the line
I start the day with coffee.
。
Tap the words in order.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
夜は読むのが好きです。
Swap the word
Swap the word
Weekend days are not like your weekdays. Fix the verb.
週末は予定が____。
True or false?
True or false?
This means you get up at seven.
What do you say?
What do you say?
Goro asks what time you go to bed. Tell him eleven.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
I shower after dinner.
夜ごはんの後、シャワー____浴びます。
True or false?
True or false?
This means you work on Saturday and Sunday.
Say it — your evening, out loud
You are Leo in the booth after work. When the cue is yours, tap the microphone and say the line.
Tap play first if you want to hear it. The recording stays on this device.
- Goro仕事の後は何をしますか。What do you do after work?
- Leo (you)Say you shop after work.
Say you shop after work.
仕事の後、買い物します。
After work I do the shopping.
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Recap — what you can say now
| Japanese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 七時ごろ家に帰ります。 | I get home around seven. | |
| 一日をコーヒーから始めます。 | I start the day with coffee. | |
| 夜は読むのが好きです。 | At night I like to read. | |
| 週末は予定が違います。 | My weekend schedule is different. | |
| 仕事の後、買い物します。 | After work I do the shopping. | |
| 夜ごはんの後、シャワーを浴びます。 | I shower after dinner. |
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Keep practicing with Yak Cards
Keep this evening list in your pocket. Open the Yak Cards for this lesson and run them on the train.
A short Yak Cards round after dinner keeps the order ready.
Open Yak Cards