Japanese Giving The Time

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Giving the Time

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何時ですか。 十二時三十分です。
Nan-ji desu ka.
Jū ni-ji san-juppun desu.

Translation
What time is it?

It’s twelve thirty.

Focus Example
です。 十二時三十分 です。

______ desu. Jū ni-ji san-juppun desu.

It�s ________ . It�s twelve thirty .

Key Vocabulary

12:00 12:05 12:15 12:45


十二時 十二時五分 十二時十五分 十二時四十五分
jū ni-ji jū ni-ji go-fun jū ni-ji jū go-fun jū ni-ji yon-jū go-fun

twelve o’clock five past twelve twelve fifteen twelve forty-five


Parts of the Day
午後 gogo afternoon

夕方 yūgata evening

夜中 yonaka midnight

朝 asa morning

夜 yoru night

Telling Time
五分前 go-fun mae five to

〜半 ~han half past

十五分過ぎ jū go-fun sugi quarter past

十五分前 jū go-fun mae quarter to

十分前 juppun mae ten to

Questions and Answers


Q. 試合は何時ですか。 A. 四時です。
Shiai wa nan-ji desu ka. Yo-ji desu.
What time is the game? It’s at 4:00.

Q. 会議はいつ始まりますか。 A. あと十分で始まります。
Kaigi wa itsu hajimarimasu ka. Ato juppun de hajimarimasu.
When does the meeting start? It starts in ten minutes.

Q. パーティーはいつ終わりましたか。 A. 二時間前に終わりました。
Pātī wa itsu owarimashita ka. Ni-jikan mae ni owarimashita.
When did the party end? It ended two hours ago.

Q. 映画の時間はどのくらいですか。 A. 一時間半です。
Eiga no jikan wa dono kurai desu ka. Ichi-jikan han desu.
How long is the movie? It’s an hour and a half.

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