► 名詞
今日 [(1)きょう] meaning: today rank: 1
☆ 今日は日曜日だ ⇨ Today is Sunday (☛ Never means “nowadays”)
今日 [(1)こんにち] [liter] meaning: today rank: 2
☆ 今日の若者 ⇨ Today’s youth (☛ Always means “recent time”)
More examples:
- 彼女は今日はやけに機嫌が良い ⇨ She is unusually upbeat today
- 動物園は今日は休園している ⇨ The zoo is closed today
- 今日学校で抜き打ちテストがあった ⇨ There was a surprise, unannounced, exam at school today
- 今日は三日月だ ⇨ We have a crescent moon today
- あの店は今日は休みだ ⇨ That store is closed today
- 今日は仕事が早く引けた ⇨ The work ended early today
- 今日は仕事で忙しい ⇨ Today I’m busy with work
- 今日は土曜（日）だ ⇨ Today is Saturday
- 今日は風が強い ⇨ It is windy today
- 入場券は今日から前売りされる ⇨ The tickets will be on sale today
- 今日はお祝いだからうんと奮発しよう ⇨ Today is a celebration so I am willing to spend a lot
- 今日は何曜日？ ⇨ What day is today?
- 交渉は今日が山場だ ⇨ Today is the critical part of the negotiation
- 今日フランスとアルゼンチンの試合でワールドカップの火蓋が切られた ⇨ Today a match between France and Argentine started World Cup
- 今日はなんか酒の回りが早い ⇨ Today alcohol somehow affects me more than usual