Kyoo wa "Shuubun no Hi" 2018/September/23

today is Autumn Equinox Day

9-gatsu 23-nichi no nichi-yoobi wa "Shuubun no Hi" de, shukujitsu desu.

Kono hi wa Hiru to Yoru no nagasa ga onaji desu.
Kono hi kara, Hiru wa dandan mijikaku narimasu.
Soshite, Yoru wa dandan nagaku narimasu.

Chinamini, Shukujitsu ga nichi-yoobi to kasanatta toki wa tsugi no getsu-

yoobi ga yasumi ni narimasu.
Kono hi o "Furikae-kyuujitsu" to yobimasu.
Desukara, 24-ka wa Furikae-kyuujitsu, Do-Nichi-Getsu no 3-renkyuu
desu.

今日は「秋分の 日」 2018/September/23
today is Autumn Equinox Day

９月２３日の 日曜日は「秋分の 日」で、祝日です。

この 日は 昼と 夜の 長さが 同じです。
この 日から、昼は だんだん 短く なります。
そして、夜は だんだん 長く なります。

ちなみに、祝日が 日曜日と 重なった 時は 次の 月曜日が 休み

に なります。
この 日を「振替休日」と 呼びます。
ですから、２４日は 振替休日、土・日・月の ３連休です。

Practice Each Sentence

Kyoo wa "Shuubun no Hi"

kyoo today, Shuubun no Hi Autumn Equinox Day, Autumnal Equinox Day

1. 9-gatsu 23-nichi no nichi-yoobi wa "Shuubun no Hi" de, shukujitsu

desu.
ku-gatsu September, nijuusan-nichi 23rd. of the month, nichi-yoobi Sunday
Shuubun no Hi Autumn Equinox Day, Autumnal Equinox Day, hi day, date, -
de a conjunction "and"
shukujitsu national holiday, public holiday

2. Kono hi wa Hiru to Yoru no nagasa ga onaji desu.

kono hi this day, hi day, date, hiru noon, daytime, yoru night, night time
nagasa length, onaji same

3. Kono hi kara, Hiru wa dandan mijikaku narimasu.

kono hi this day, -kara from, hiru noon, daytime
dandan step by step, gradually, little by little, slowly
mijikaku ku form of mijikai; short, narimasu to become, come to
mijikaku narimasu become shorter, get shorter

4. Soshite, Yoru wa dandan nagaku narimasu.

 soshite and, yoru night, night time
dandan step by step, gradually, little by little, slowly
nagaku ku form of nagai; long, narimasu to become, come to
nagaku narimasu become longer, get longer

5. Chinamini, Shukujitsu ga nichi-yoobi to kasanatta toki wa

tsugi no getsu-yoobi ga yasumi ni narimasu.
chinamini for your information, in this connection
shukujitsu national holiday, public holiday, nichi-yoobi Sunday
kasanatta ta form of kasanarimasu; pile up, overlap, fall on, clash with (day,
schedule, etc.)
-toki when, if, in case
tsugi no (the) next, following, getsu-yoobi Monday
yasumi holiday, vacation, day off, be closed, narimasu to become, come to

6. Kono hi o "Furikae-kyuujitsu" to yobimasu.

kono hi this day, furikae-kyuujitsu substitute holiday, kyuujitsu holiday
-to yobimasu we call it ..., -to quotation marker; ".....", that, as

7. Desukara, 24-ka wa Furikae-kyuujitsu, Do-Nichi-Getsu no 3-renkyuu

desu.
desukara therefore, nijuuyokka 24th. of the month, furikae-
kyuujitsu substitute holiday
do-nichi-getsu Sat., Sun., Mon., do-yoobi Saturday, nichi-yoobi Sunday,
getsu-yoobi Monday
san-renkyuu 3 holidays in a row, 3 consecutive holidays, renkyuu consecutive
holidays

Practice the following words

1. Shuubun no Hi 14. onajisame
Autumn Equinox Day,
Autumnal Equinox Day 15. dandan
2. hiday, date step by step, gradually, little by
little, slowly

3. shukujitsunational holiday, 16. mijikakuku form of mijikai

public holiday
 4. kyuujitsuholiday 17. mijikaishort

5. furikae-kyuujitsusubstitute 18. nagakuku form of nagai

holiday
6. yasumiholiday, vacation, day 19. nagailong
off, be closed
7. do-nichi-getsuSat., Sun., 20. narimasu / naruto become,
Mon. come to, get

8. do-yoobiSaturday 21. soshiteand

9. nichi-yoobiSunday 22. kasanarimasu / kasanaru

to pile up, overlap, fall on, clash
10. getsu-yoobiMonday with (day, schedule, etc.)

23. tsugi no(the) next, following

11. hirunoon, daytime
24. desukaratherefore
12. yorunight, night time
25. renkyuuconsecutive holidays
13. nagasalength

Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up
Conversation)
mijikaku narimasu / nagaku narimasu / yasumi ni narimasu
-ku narimasu / -ni narimasu:become, come to
Level 2 Chapter 9
kasanatta toki
-toki:when, if, in case of, during