Asking and Telling Time (When) in Japanese

let's start to learn how to ask Time in japanese. Look at examples.




What Time is this?
Ima ha(wa) nanji desuka?
Ima ha(wa) Juuji sanjuppun desu

* For explain what time, you can use ....Ji ....Pun/Hun/Ppun Desu.
for 1 minute , use ppun.
2 minutes , use hun
3 minutes , use pun
4 and 5 minutes , use hun
6 minutes , use ppun
7 minutes(nana) use hun
8 minutes use ppun
9 minutes use hun
10 minutes use ppun
for 11 minutes , use ppun because it got 1 at the end (juuichi)
12 minutes , use hun
etc



いつこのかいぎをはじめますか。

itsu kono kaigi wo hajimemasuka ?

When the meeting begin?

kaigi (かいぎ） = meeting




いつあそこにいますか。

Itsu asoko ni imasuka?

When are you there?





いつからここにいますか。

Itsu kara koko ni imasuka?

since when you stay here?




いつからにほんごをべんきょうするんですか。

Itsu kara nihongo wo benkyousurun desuka?

When (you begin) studying Japanese?

benkyou(べんきょう)= study




いつまでとうきょうにすんでいますか。

Itsu made toukyou ni sundeimasuka?

Until when do you live in Tokyo?

sumu (sundeiru)= stay/live




いつたべるじかんははじまりますか。

Itsu taberu jikan ha hajimarimasuka?

when eating time start?




いつおわるのかわかりません。

Itsu owaru noka wakarimasen.

I dont know when it ends.



いつにほんにかえるのですか？
Itsu nihon ni kaerunodesuka?
When will you go back to japan?

2011ねん９がつ１２にちにかえります。
2011 nen 9 gatsu 12 nichi ni kaerimasu
(year = nen, month = gatsu , day = nichi)
I go back at 12th September 2011





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