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Time

いま なんじ

ima nanji

4 groups · 10 cards

Start: Now, a.m. and p.m.

Groups

  1. Now, a.m. and p.m. いま, ごぜん, ごご (ima, gozen, gogo)
  2. じ (ji): o’clock いちじ, にじ, よじ (ichiji, niji, yoji)
  3. はん (han): half past にじ はん, はん, さんじ はん, ごご よじ はん (niji han, han, sanji han, gogo yoji han)
  4. Make it: times ごぜん (gozen), ごご (gogo), じ (ji), はん (han)
  5. Revision All 10 mixed

Every hour and minute: Numbers & time

Word list

Now, a.m. and p.m.

  • いま ima now time word いま なんじですか。 Ima nanji desu ka. What time is it now?
  • ごぜん gozen a.m., in the morning time word Say ごぜん (gozen) first: ごぜん くじ (gozen kuji) is 9 a.m.
  • ごご gogo p.m., in the afternoon time word Say ごご (gogo) first: ごご さんじ (gogo sanji) is 3 p.m.

じ (ji): o’clock

Goro wants to know the time.

Say the number, then じ (ji): いちじ (ichiji) is one o’clock.

Goro: いま なんじですか。 Ima nanji desu ka. What time is it now?

  1. When: いまImanow
  2. When: なんじnanjiwhat time
  3. End: ですかdesu kais it?

Kero: いちじです。 Ichiji desu. It is one o’clock.

  1. When: いちじIchijione o’clock
  2. End: ですdesuit is

  • ～じ ...ji ... o’clock

    Say the number, then じ (ji): いちじ (ichiji) is one o’clock. Four o’clock is よじ (yoji), and nine o’clock is くじ (kuji).

    • いちじ ichiji 1 o'clock
    • にじ niji 2 o'clock
    • さんじ sanji 3 o'clock
    • よじ yoji 4 o'clock
    • ごじ goji 5 o'clock
    • ろくじ rokuji 6 o'clock
    • しちじ shichiji 7 o'clock
    • はちじ hachiji 8 o'clock
    • くじ kuji 9 o'clock
    • じゅうじ juuji 10 o'clock
    • じゅういちじ juuichiji 11 o'clock
    • じゅうにじ juuniji 12 o'clock
  • いちじ ichiji 1 o'clock time word
  • にじ niji 2 o'clock time word
  • よじ yoji 4 o'clock time word よじ (yoji), not よんじ (yonji).

はん (han): half past

Now it is not on the hour.

Put はん (han) after the hour for half past: にじ はん (niji han) is half past two.

Goro: いま なんじですか。 Ima nanji desu ka. What time is it now?

  1. When: いまImanow
  2. When: なんじnanjiwhat time
  3. End: ですかdesu kais it?

Kero: にじ はんです。 Niji han desu. It is half past two.

  1. When: にじ はんNiji hanhalf past two
  2. End: ですdesuit is
  • にじ はん niji han half past two time word The hour first, then はん (han). にじ はんです。 Niji han desu. It is half past two.
  • はん han half past time word 3:30 is さんじ はん (sanji han).
  • さんじ はん sanji han 3:30 time word The hour first, then はん (han).
  • ごご よじ はん gogo yoji han 4:30 p.m. time word ごご (gogo) first, then the hour, then はん (han).

Make it: times

  • ごぜん (gozen) or ごご (gogo) comes first, then the number and じ (ji), then はん (han) for half past.

    • 1 o’clock: いち + じ = いちじ (ichiji)
    • half past two: に + じ + はん = にじ はん (niji han)
    • 4 o’clock: よ + じ = よじ (yoji)
    • 3:30 p.m.: ごご + さん + じ + はん = ごご さんじ はん (gogo sanji han)
    • 1 a.m.: ごぜん + いち + じ = ごぜん いちじ (gozen ichiji)
    • half past four: よ + じ + はん = よじ はん (yoji han)
    • 2 p.m.: ごご + に + じ = ごご にじ (gogo niji)
    • 4 a.m.: ごぜん + よ + じ = ごぜん よじ (gozen yoji)
    • 3 o’clock: さん + じ = さんじ (sanji)
    • 2:30 a.m.: ごぜん + に + じ + はん = ごぜん にじ はん (gozen niji han)