Japanese Lessons 7 – Asking the time in Japanese ; ” From what time?”

Japanese lessons 7

 

From what time? 「nan ji kara desu ka?」

 

■　Kaiwa (conversation)

 

A:  Sumimasen …

Ashita no kaigi wa nan-ji kara desu ka？

B:  Gogo 3ji kara desu yo.

A: Soo desu ka. Doo mo.

 

<translation>

A:  Excuse me…

What is the starting time for tomorrow’s meeting (conference)?

B:  It’s from three pm.

A:  Okay, thank you.

 

■　Tango (vocabulary)

1. kara　／ from      2. made　／ to, until    3.  gogo／ pm

4. ashita ／ tomorrow    5. kaigi ／ meeting, conference     6. doomo ／ thank you

※ Soo desu ka  (with falling intonation)　／  it has a lot of meaning ; I see, Okay, Uh-huh etc.,

 

■　Bunpoo (grammar)

① ～kara :  from

② ～made :  until, to

③ nan-ji  :  what time,   nan-ji kara  : from what time

 

Reibun (example sentence)

 

１．Kaigi wa nan-ji kara desu ka? (What time does the meeting start?)

２．Chooshoku wa 7 ji kara 9 ji made desu. (Breakfast is from 7am till 9pm.)

３．Chekku-in wa nan-ji made desu ka?  (How late can I check in?)

４．Nan-ji made desu ka?  (How late are you open? / at a coffee shop, department store, library etc.,)

５．Ginkoo wa gozen 9 ji kara desu.    (Bank opens at 9am.)