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Absolute Beginner S1 #4
Telling Time in Japanese

CONTENTS
2 Kanji
2 Kana
2 Romanization
2 English
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
3 Grammar

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 KANJI

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KANA

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ROMANIZATION

1. Ima nanji desu ka.

2. Yoji desu.

ENGLISH

1. What time is it now?

2. It's four o' clock.

VOCABULARY

Kanji Kana R omaji English

nan-ji what time

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 ima now

rokuji six o'clock

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Ima nanji desu ka? Ima, jichi-ji desu.

What time is it now? It's 11 o'clock now.

Roku-ji han kara asa-gohan desu.

Breakfast starts at 6:30.

GRAMMAR

T he f ocus of t his le sson is Te lling T ime in Japane se

Asking What T ime It Is

Se nt e nce Pat t e rn:

Ima nanji de su ka?

What t ime is it now?

ima now
nan-ji what time
desu Copula (linking verb), which is equivalent to the English am, is and
are.
ka Question marker

This is the most common expression used for asking the time. Ima can be left out.
Nan-ji desu ka? What time is it?

Saying What T ime It Is

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********** T he hours of t he day **********

Time Kanji Hiragana Roman character

1:00 ichi-ji

2:00 ni-ji

3:00 san-ji

4:00 yo-ji

5:00 go-ji

6:00 roku-ji

7:00 or shichi-ji or nana-ji

8:00 hachi-ji

9:00 ku-ji

10:00 j-ji

11:00 jichi-ji

12:00 jni-ji

Be care f ul!

* 4:00 is not shi-ji or yon-ji, but yo-ji.

* 9:00 is not ky -ji, but ku-ji.
* 7:00 is usually shichi-ji in daily conversation, but nana-ji is also acceptable.

For Example :

Polit e Conve rsat ion

Ima nan-ji desu ka?

What time is it now?

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Yoji desu.

It's four o'clock.

Ressun wa go-ji kara desu.

The lesson starts at 5 o'clock.

Casual Conve rsat ion

Ima, nan-ji?

What time is it now?

Yoji.

It's four o'clock.

Ressun wa go-ji kara.

The lesson starts at five o'clock.

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