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Hai, wakarimashita. Kayoobi no gogo sanji kara nanji made dekimasu. Yes, I understand. We have availability from 3pm to 5pm on Tuesday. 7. Sore wa ii desu. Kayoobi no gogo sanji kara nanji made no yoyaku o onegai shimasu. That works well for us. Please reserve from 3pm to 5pm on Tuesday. 8. Hai, yoyaku o uke torimashita. Yes, I have made the reservation. 9. Arigatoo gozaimasu. Thank you very much. 10

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Hai, wakarimashita. Kayoobi no gogo sanji kara nanji made dekimasu. Yes, I understand. We have availability from 3pm to 5pm on Tuesday. 7. Sore wa ii desu. Kayoobi no gogo sanji kara nanji made no yoyaku o onegai shimasu. That works well for us. Please reserve from 3pm to 5pm on Tuesday. 8. Hai, yoyaku o uke torimashita. Yes, I have made the reservation. 9. Arigatoo gozaimasu. Thank you very much. 10

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TIME EXPRESSIONS

FL100
Dr. Lety Chawag
Learning Outcomes

 Express time of the day, day of the week and month of the year in

Nipongo.

 Determine the composition of each time expression.

 Use appropriate time expressions when making an appointment.


Review on Japanese Numbers
Original Chinese Origin
Japanese
5th-6th Century 7th-8th Century
Standard Numbers
Used in Japan
Today
1 hiji ichi Itsu
2 fuu ni Ji
3 mi san San
4 yo shi Shi
5 itsu go Go
6 mu roku Riku
7 nana shichi Shitsu
8 ya hachi Hatsu
9 ko ku Kyuu
10 too juu tioshuu
Telling days of the Week
Common Questions asked: Possible Answers: days of the Week
1.What day is today?
It’s Monday. Getsuiyoubi desu.
Kyo wa nan youbi desu ka?
2. What day is it? It’s Tuesday. Kayoubi desu.
Nan youbi desu ka?
3.What day?
It’s Wednesday. Suiyoubi desu.
Nan youbi?
It’s Thursday. Mokuyoubi desu.

It’s Friday. Kinyoubi desu.

It’s Saturday. Dooyoubi desu.

It’s Sunday. Nichiyoubi desu.


Sentence Illustrations
1. What day is this year’s Christmas?
Kotoshi no karisumasu wa nan yoobi desu ka?
Answer: ( 2020) Kinyoubi desu. It is Friday.

2. What day is the meeting. kaigi wa nan yoobi desu ka?


Answer: Kinyoubi desu. It’s Friday.

3. Watakushi goto desu ga, Kyou wa watashi no tanjoubi desu.


This is a personal matter but today is my birthday.

4. When is your birthday? Anata no tanjoobi wa itsu desu ka?


Answer:
Watashi no tanjoobi wa senkyuuhyaku- roku-juukyuu-nen roku-gatsu nanoka desu
Adverbs of Time that are needed when Telling Days:

yesterday - kinoo
today - kyoo
tomorow - ashita
last night - yuuube
tonight - konban
the day before yesterday - ototoi
the day after tomorrow - asatte
everyday - mainichi
Nannichi ? What Day of the Month?
Expressing Days of the Month
1st – tsuitachi 11th – juuichinichi 21st- nijuuichinichi
2nd – futsuka 12th – juuninichi 22nd – nijuuninichi
3rd - Mikka 13th – juusannichi 23rd - nijuusannichi
4rth – yokka 14th – juuyokka 24th - nijuuyokka
5th - itsuka 15th- juugonichi 25th - nijuugonichi
6th – muika 16th – juurokunichi 26th- nijuurokunichi
7th – nanoka 17th- juushinichi 27th- nijuushichinichi
8th – yooka 18th - juuhachichi 28th - nijuuhachinichi
9th - kokonoka 19th - juukunichi 29th - nijuukunichi
10th – tooka 20th – hatsuka 30th - sanjuunichi
31st – sanjuuichinichi
Sentence Practice

Yesterday was the thirty-first and the day before yesterday was the thirtieth.
Kinoo wa sanjuuichinichi de, ototoi wa sanjuunichi deshita.

Tomorrow is the second day and the day after tomorrow is the third day.
Ashita futsuka de, asatte wa mikka desu.
Other Related expressions:
 gatsu - suffix for the names of the month
 gatsu - means “ a month”
 getsumatsu - end of the month
 tsuki – means the moon or a month
“tsuki ni ichido “ means “ once a month
Nangatsu? What Month of the Year?
Telling Months of the Year

January ichigatsu Note: Numbers 1-12 appear as the Japanese


February nigatsu names of the months + the suffix “ gatsu”
March sangatsu
April yongatsu How To Read?
May gogatsu
June rokugatsu First month is January = first (ichi) + gatsu
July nanagatsu ichigatsu
August hachigatsu
September kyuugatsu 11th month is November = 10 + 1 = 11
October juugatsu juu +ichi = 11
November juuichigatsu juuichi + gatsu = juuichi gatsu
December juunigatsu
Sentence Practice

1.Ichiban samui tsuki wa nangatsu desu ka?


What is the coldest month of the year?
Answer: Ichiban samui tsuki wa nanagatsu desu.

2. Nihon dewa ichiban atsui tsuki wa nangatsu desu ka?


What is the hottest month in Japan ?
Answer: Nihon dewa ichiban atsui tsuki wa nanagatsu desu.

3. Kurimasu wa nangatsu desu ka?


What month is Christmas?
Answer: Kurimasu wa juunigatsudesu.
1. What month is next month? Raigetsu wa nigatsu desu?
2. What month was last month? Sengetsu wa nangatsu deshita ka?
3. My birthday is June 19. Watashi no tanjoobi wa rokugatsu juukunichi
desu.
4. That is today’s newspaper. Sore wa kyoo no shinbun desu.
5. In japan, the hottest month is July. Nihon de ichiban atusi wa shichigatsu
desu.
6. Today is the first day of the month. Kyoo wa tsuitachi desu.
7. Today is Monday . Kyoo wa getsuiyoobi desu.
8. The day before Saturday is Friday. Doyoobi no mae wa Kinyoobi desu.
Ima Nanji Desu Ka?
What Time is it?

What time is it? Ima nanji desu ka?


It is 5:53 a.m. Gozen go-ji gojyuusanpun desu.

How long does it Koko kara anatao no uchi made dono


take from here to your house? gurai kakarimasu ka?

It takes about an hour. Ichiijikan gurai kakarimasu.

Note:
1. “Nanji” is composed of “ nan” meaning “what” and “ji” meaning “ o-clock”
2. “Gurai” is used to mean “ about” when referring to a particular length of time.
3. “ Osoi” means “ late” and “moo” means “ already . “Moo osoi desu” means” it is
already late.”
How to Express Hours and Minutes
O’clock is translated as “ji”

1 o’clock ichiji 7 o’clock Nanaji


2 o’ clock niji 8 o’clock hachiji
3 o’clock sanji 9 o’clock kyuuji
4 o’clock yoji 10 o’clock Juuji
5 o’clock goji 11 o’clock juuichiji
6 o’clock rokuji 12 o’clock juuniji

AM = is translated as “gozen”
PM = is translated as “gogo”
Other Vocabulary (Tango)

ima -now susunde imasu - advanced


choodo – exactly okurete imasu -late
mae - before hiru -afternoon
sugi - past shoogo -noon
han - half past tokei -watch/clock
ji – o’clock
pun/fun – minutes
asa – morning
yoru -night/evening
Conversation Practice

P1: Sumimasen, Ima nanji desu ka? Excuse me, what time is it?
P2: Goji desu. It’s five o’clock.
P1: Firipin wa ima nanji desu ka? What time is it in the Philippines?
P2: Rokuji desu. It’s six o’clock.
P1: Gozen rokuji desu ka? Is it 6 PM.?
P2: Hai. Soo desu. Yes, it is.
P1: Arigatoo gozaimasu. Thank you.
P2: Doo itashimashite. You’re welcome.
Translate the following sentences to English:

1. Kono tokei wa juppun okureteimasu.

2. Choodo shichiji desu.

3. Ima sanji juugofun desu.

4. Sanji made desu .

5. Sumimasen, nandji desu ka?

6. Juuichiji juppun sugi desu.


How to Express /Count Minutes
Question? How many minutes? Instruction: Attach the Suffix “ pun” or “fun” to the Numbers
1 Minute ippun 11 minutes Juuipun 21 minutes nijuuippun

2 Minutes nifun 12 Minutes juunifun 22 Minutes nijuunippun

3 Minutes sanpun 13 Minutes juusanpun 23 Minutes nijuusanpun

4 Minutes yonpun 14 Minutes juuyonpun 24 Minutes nijuuyonpun

5 Minutes gofun 15 Minutes juugofun 25 Minutes nijuugofun

6 Minutes roppun 16 Minutes juuroppun 26 Minutes nijuuroppun

7 Minutes nanapun 17 Minutes juunnafun 27 Minutes nijuunanafun

8 Minutes hachifun 18 Minutes juuhappun 28 Minutes nijuuhappun


Things to remember
When Telling Date and Time

Specific
Time Relative Time
Ex: in June, on the 13th Ex: next week, yesterday, last month
If the given time is specific, Do not use the particle “ni” if the time
use the particle “ni.” expression indicates relative time. Just
add the particle “ wa.”

He will come in June.


Kare wa rokugatsu ni kimasu. He will come next week.
Kare wa raishuu kimasu.
Making Reservations
1. Watashi wa yakusoku o shitai to omoimasu.
( I would like to make an appointment.

Note: Shi-tai-n desu ga is a set phrase which is a combination of the


verb shimasu and tai-n desu ga indicating a request or a wish. This set phrase is
often used for indicating one's desire / for seeking someone's approval.

2. Yoyaku onegaishimasu.
A reservation please.

3. Konban/Konya , 5-nin 7-ji goro kara, yoyaku dekimasu ka?


Can I make a reservation for five people tonight at 7?
4. Gogo wa doo desu ka?
How about in the afternoon?

5.Kayoobi wa nanji ga aite imasu ka?


What time will it be available on Tuesday?

6. Itsu ga aite imasu ka? Itsu riyoo kanoo ni narimasu ka?


When would it be available?

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