The Japanese vocabulary「今晩 (こんばん、konban)」means “tonight.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 今晩 |
| Hiragana | こんばん |
| Romaji Reading | konban |
| English Meaning | tonight |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.
The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
| Japanese Sentence | 今晩のおかずは、麻婆豆腐にしよう。 |
| Romaji Reading | Konban no okazu wa, mābōdōfu ni shiyou. |
| English Meaning | Let’s eat (cook/buy) mapo tofu for tonight’s side dish. (Spoken and Non-honorific Language) |
| Japanese Sentence | 今晩のおかずは、麻婆豆腐にしましょう。 |
| Romaji Reading | Konban no okazu wa, mābōdōfu ni shimashou. |
| English Meaning | Let’s eat (cook/buy) mapo tofu for tonight’s side dish. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 今晩から明後日までずっと雨だ。 |
| Romaji Reading | Konban kara asatte made zutto ame da. |
| English Meaning | It’s going to rain from tonight until the day after tomorrow. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 今晩から明後日までずっと雨です。 |
| Romaji Reading | Konban kara asatte made zutto ame desu. |
| English Meaning | It’s going to rain from tonight until the day after tomorrow. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 今晩は魚より肉が食べたい。 |
| Romaji Reading | Konban wa sakana yori niku ga tabetai. |
| English Meaning | I’d rather eat meat than fish tonight. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 今晩は魚より肉が食べたいです。 |
| Romaji Reading | Konban wa sakana yori niku ga tabetai desu. |
| English Meaning | I’d rather eat meat than fish tonight. (Polite Form) |