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Japanese Time

People say that Japanese language is one of the most difficult languages in the world because it has many ways to write the words and its pronunciation is diffucult too. But, this is the best guide to learn Japanese language with useful information for beginners an for all th people who want to learn Japanese Language.

Time in Japanese

Time-(時間)-(じ かん)-( Jikan )

Time Elements
English	Kanji	Hiragana/ Katakana	Romaji
Minute	分	ぶん	Bun
Hour	時 間	じかん	Jikan
half past ...	半	はん	... Han
Day	日	ひ	Hi
Week	週	しゅ	Shū
Month	月	つき	Tsuki
Year	年	とし	Toshi
Morning	朝	あさ	Asa
Afternoon	午 後	ごご	Gogo
Evening	夜	よる	Yoru
Night		ナイト	Naito
p.m	午 後	ごご	Gogo
a.m	午 前	ごぜん	Gozen

What time is it? -(今何時ですか？)-

(なんじかん ですか)-(Nan-jikan desuka)

Time	Kanyi	Hiragana/katakana	Romaji
3:00	三 時	さん じ	San Ji
4:00	四 時	よん じ	Yon Ji
1:00	1時	いち じ	Ichi Ji
6:00	6時	ろく じ	Roku Ji
8:00	8時	8-じ	8-Ji
11:00	11時	11-じ	11-Ji
2:30	二時 半	に じ はん	Ni Ji Han
1:15	一時 十五分	いち じ じゅうご ふん	Ichi Ji Jūgo Fun
7:25	7時 25分	しち じ にじゅうご ふん	Shichi Ji Nijūgo Fun
2:26	2時 26分	に じ にじゅうろっぷん	Ni Ji Nijūroppun
3:38	3時 38分	3-じ 38-ふん	3-Ji 38-Fun
9:27	2時 27分	9-じ 27-ふん	9-Ji 27-Fun

NOTE:
When you read numbers there is a rule with the final number in the minutes.
If the number finish in ... at last you have to say ....

1 - ippun	6 - roppun
2 - ni fun	7 - shichi fun
3 - san pun	8 - happun
4 - yon pun	9 - ku fun
5 - go fun	10 - juppun

Examples:

• It's seven o'clock.


• それは七時 です。


• Sore wa nana-jidesu.




• It's quarter to two.


• これは、二四半期です。


• Kore wa, ni shihankidesu.




• It's twenty past six.


• その六時二十。


• Sono roku-ji ni jū.




• it's twelve o'clock


• それは十二時だ


• Sore wa jū ni-jida

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