Learn Hardcore Japanese: yasumi no hi ha, asagohan wo tabenakattari, hirune wo sitari simasu. - On my days off, I do things like skip breakfast and take naps.

休やすみ　の　日ひ　は、　朝あさご飯はん　を　食たべなかったり、　昼寝ひるね　を　したり　します。yasumi no hi wa, asagohan o tabenakattari, hirune o shitari shimasu.

On my days off, I do things like skip breakfast and take naps.

Breakdown of yasumi no hi wa, asagohan o tabenakattari, hirune o shitari shimasu.

はwa

topic particle

をo

direct object particle

食たべるtaberu

to eat

のno

possessive case particle

Questions & Answers about yasumi no hi wa, asagohan o tabenakattari, hirune o shitari shimasu.

What does 休みの日 mean exactly?

休みの日 means a day off or a day when you are not working/school is off.

休み = rest, a break, a holiday, a day off
日 = day
の links the nouns, so literally it is something like day of rest / off day

So 休みの日は means as for days off... or on my days off...

Why is there a の between 休み and 日?

の is the particle that connects nouns.

Here, 休み modifies 日:

休みの日 = day of rest / day off

This is very common in Japanese:

日本の車 = Japanese car
学校の先生 = school teacher
雨の日 = rainy day

So の is not possession only; it can show many noun-to-noun relationships, including description.

What is the job of は in 休みの日は?

は marks the topic.

So 休みの日は sets the context as when it comes to days off or on days off. Then the rest of the sentence tells you what happens in that context.

It gives the sentence a feel like:

As for my days off, I do things like...

This is different from が, which would focus more on the subject itself.