How to say “tonight” in Japanese | 今晩 (こんばん、konban)

08.12.2023

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 Readingkonban
English Meaningtonight

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence今晩こんばんのおかずは、麻婆まーぼう豆どう腐ふにしよう。
Romaji ReadingKonban no okazu wa, mābōdōfu ni shiyou.
English MeaningLet’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 ReadingKonban no okazu wa, mābōdōfu ni shimashou.
English MeaningLet’s eat (cook/buy) mapo tofu for tonight’s side dish.
(Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence今晩こんばんから明後日あさってまでずっと雨あめだ。
Romaji ReadingKonban kara asatte made zutto ame da.
English MeaningIt’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 ReadingKonban kara asatte made zutto ame desu.
English MeaningIt’s going to rain from tonight until the day after tomorrow.
(Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence今晩こんばんは魚さかなより肉にくが食たべたい。
Romaji ReadingKonban wa sakana yori niku ga tabetai.
English MeaningI’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 ReadingKonban wa sakana yori niku ga tabetai desu.
English MeaningI’d rather eat meat than fish tonight. (Polite Form)
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