Japanese Lessons 5 – How to say “What time is it?” in Japaense (1)
Japanese lessons 5
Learn how to tell time in Japanese.
1. “-ji” = o’clock
Careful with ★(4 o’clock, 7 o’clock, 9 o’clock)
| number | time (“ji” means “o’clock) | ||
| 1 | ichi | 1:00 | ichi ji |
| 2 | ni | 2:00 | ni ji |
| 3 | san | 3:00 | san ji |
| 4 | shi / yon | 4:00 | ★yo ji |
| 5 | go | 5:00 | go ji |
| 6 | roku | 6:00 | roku ji |
| 7 | shichi / nana | 7:00 | ★shichi ji |
| 8 | hachi | 8:00 | hachi ji |
| 9 | kyuu | 9:00 | ★ku ji |
| 10 | jyuu | 10:00 | jyuu ji |
| 11 | jyuu ichi | 11:00 | jyuu ichi ji |
| 12 | jyuu ni | 12:00 | jyuu ni ji |
■ Conversation (1)
A: sumimasen, ima nan ji desu ka? / Excuse me, What time is it now?
B: etto, Ima san ji desu. / Ummm…., it’s three o’clock now.
A: doomo. / Thank you.
■ Conversation (2)
A: hikooki wa nan ji desu ka? / What time is your flight?
B: 6:00 desu. / It’s six (o’clock)
A: gozen desu ka, gogo desu ka? / Is it am or pm?
B: sumimasen, gogo 6 ji desu. / Oh, sorry. It’s six pm.
Vocabulary
ima (now), gozen (am), gogo (pm), ~ ka, (or)
hikooki = It means “airplane” but in this context, it means “flight.”
