Telling Time Japanese Lesson 9

Japanese Language Lesson 9 - Telling Time

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Please view previous lessons for additional vocabulary and grammar.

In this lesson you will learn how to tell time in Japanese! Be sure to practice your Japanese numbers as well.

Vocabulary:

1 o'clock - ichi-ji (ji counter for time)
2 o'clock - ni-ji
3 o'clock - san-ji
4 o'clock - yo-ji **
5 o'clock - go-ji
6 o'clock - roku-ji
7 o'clock - shichi-ji
8 o'clock - hachi-ji
9 o'clock - ku-ji **
10 o'clock - jyuu-ji
11 o'clock - jyuuichi-ji
12 o'clock - jyuuni-ji

AM - gozen
PM - gogo

Minute - pun/fun (depending on the number)

1 minute - ippun
2 minutes - nifun
3 minutes - sanpun
4 minutes - yonpun
5 minutes - gofun
6 minutes - roppun
7 minutes - nanafun
8 minutes - happun
9 minutes - kyufun
10 minutes - jyuppun

Example:

4:18AM - gozen yoji jyuuhappun (AM/PM comes first in Japanese)

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