Japanese listening diary · Day 194

I Forgot Monday Was a Holiday

金曜の夕方、やっと気づいた三連休
July 19, 2026
About a minuteSlow, natural Japanese
Real JapaneseN5–N3 friendly
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July 20 is Marine Day, so with Saturday and Sunday it makes a three-day weekend. I had not noticed Monday was a holiday at all — the office was oddly empty and I spent the morning wondering why, and only just before six on Friday evening did it hit me. A day off arriving out of nowhere felt like a reward. When I know well in advance I cram the days full of plans, but this time I have made none, so I will take it slowly.

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No. 194Tokyo · morning
日本語 — Japanese
ひらがな — Hiragana
しちがつはつかはうみのひです。しゅくじつなのでしごとがおやすみになります。ことしはどようび、にちようび、そしてげつようびのうみのひのしゅくじつと、さんれんきゅうです。わたしは、げつようびがおやすみだということに、まったくきづいていませんでした。それにきづいたのは、きんようびのゆうがたろくじまえです。
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Vocabulary ことば

海の日うみのひMarine Day
祝日しゅくじつpublic holiday
三連休さんれんきゅうthree-day weekend
ご褒美ごほうびreward; treat
前々からまえまえからwell in advance

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