Entry: What Time Is It Now? Tuesday, July 25, 2006



Do you know how to say "What time is it?" in Japanese? 

Ima nanji?  
いまなんじ?
今何時?
(What time is it now?)

*Add desuka (ですか) to the phrase if you want to speak politely.

Ima nanji desuka?
いまなんじですか?
今何時ですか?
(What time is it now?)

Ichi ji desu.
いちじです。
時です。
(It's one o'clock.)

*ji = じ = 時 = o'clock

*Replace the underlined part with any number [1 to 12 (or 24)].

ni ji
2時

san ji
3時

yo ji
4時

go ji
5時

roku ji
6時

shichi ji
7時

hachi ji
8時

ku ji
9時

ju(U) ji
10時

ju-ichi ji
11時

ju-niji
12時

Gakkoh wa nanji ni hajimaru no?
がっこうはなんじにはじまるの?
学校は何時に始まるの?
(What time does school begin?)

Hachi ji desu.
はちじです。
8時です。
(At eight.) 

Shichi ji ni uchi ni kite kudasai.
しちじにうちにきてください。
7時に家に来て下さい。
(Will you come over to my house at seven?) 

*To say "a half (30 minutes)," place "han" after ji.

go ji han
ごじはん 
5時
(five thirty) 

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