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Lesson 6: Days, Dates and Time - I |
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This lesson will teach you the days of the week, how to specify certains days and dates as well as tell time.
In the previous lesson, you learned how to count. Now we will apply what you learned in that lesson so, if you skipped lesson 5 or feel you need to review it again, please go back to lesson 5.
Here is how to ask, "What time is it?"
Nan ji desu ka?
The person's reply would be similar to the following:
Roku-ji nijuppun mae desu.
Nan (what) ji (time/hour) desu ka? (is it?)
This could be expanded to be just a little more specific.
Ima wa nan ji desu ka? = What time is it now?
Roku-ji (The hour is 6) nijuppun (20 minutes) mae (before) desu. (it is)
In other words, it is 20 before six or 5:40.
Here is more vocabulary you will need to know when dealing with time.
| Chodo | exactly |
| Mae | before |
| Sugi | after |
| Asa | morning |
| Gozen | morning (a.m.) |
| Gogo | afternoon (p.m.) |
| Yoru | night/evening |
The counter for hours is ji.
The counter for minutes is pun.
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