今日・明日・昨日
Kyō / Ashita / Kinō
Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday
🌸 Time Expressions: Present, Future, and Past 🌸
💬 Dialogue
Kyō wa getsuyōbi desu.
Today is Monday.
Ashita wa kayōbi desu ne.
Tomorrow is Tuesday, right?
Hai. Kinō wa nichiyōbi deshita.
Yes. Yesterday was Sunday.
Kinō wa yasumi deshita ka?
Was yesterday a holiday?
Hai, yasumi deshita. Kyō wa shigoto desu.
Yes, it was a holiday. Today is work.
Ashita wa?
How about tomorrow?
Ashita mo shigoto desu.
Tomorrow is also work.
📖 Vocabulary
5 words⭐ Key Sentence
Kinō wa B deshita.
Yesterday was B.
- Pattern: [Time] は [B] です/でした。
- Meaning: Expressing time (Present/Future vs. Past).
Kyō wa getsuyōbi desu.
Today is Monday.
Kinō wa nichiyōbi deshita.
Yesterday was Sunday.
🎓 Explanation
To talk about different points in time, you use specific time words like 今日 (kyō), 明日 (ashita), and 昨日 (kinō).
When talking about today or tomorrow, use the polite present/future ending です.
When talking about yesterday (past), you must change the ending to でした (deshita).
Ashita wa yasumi desu.
= 'Tomorrow is a holiday.'
Kinō wa yasumi deshita.
= 'Yesterday was a holiday.'
📝 Quiz
Which sentence correctly says 'Yesterday was a holiday'?