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2005.11.14

Hello! How have you been enjoying the autumn days of 2005? This week we'll be looking at the many names we give to the days of the week and the parts of the day. And, as always, we'll be taking it one day at a time - and one WordMaster at a time!

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WEEKDAY / WEEKNIGHT   平日／平日の夜

Explanation

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are called weekdays.

    Weekday nights are usually called weeknights.

    Be Careful! There are no one-word expressions like weeknight for weekday mornings, afternoons, and evenings. We do NOT say "weekmorning", etc.

    * See the 4 July 2005 WordMaster, “HOLIDAY vs. WEEKEND”.
  • weekday とは、月曜日、火曜日、水曜日、木曜日、金曜日のこと、つまり平日のことをいいます。

    weeknight というと、平日の夜のことをさします。

    注意：weeknight のように、一語で平日の午前、午後、夕方という意味を表す単語はありません。 weekmorning などという表現はなく、weekday morning などといいます。

    * 2005/7/4 の WordMaster “HOLIDAY vs. WEEKEND” 参照

examples

  1. The store is open weekdays from 10 to 8 and from 10 to 6 on weekends.
  2. I usually get up at 7:00 on weekdays.
  3. We went to the amusement park on a weekday, so it wasn't so crowded.
  4. I'm usually too tired to go out on weeknights; I don't leave the office until around 8 or 9.
  5. (a TV commercial for a nightly news program)
    “Action News”, weeknights at 10 - news that hits hard!

英会話レッスンCount on us being here again tomorrow - and EVERY weekday!