Unit 03
Talking About the Scheduled Time

Lesson
ไฝๆใงใใ [nan ji desu ka]
What time is it?
- ไฝๆ [nan ji] means "how many hours"
- ใงใใ [desu ka] means "is it?"
- Literally means "how many hours, is it?"
The counter for hours is ๆ [ji] and the counter for minutes is ๅ [fun].
Mostly use Chinese number for telling time.
3ๆใงใ [san ji desu]
It's 3 o'clock.
- 3ๆ [san ji] means "3 o'clock"
- ใงใ [desu] means "it is"
3ๆ29ๅใงใ [san ji ni jลซ kyลซ fun desu]
It's 3:29.
- 3ๆ [san ji] means "3 o'clock"
- 29ๅ [ni jลซ kyลซ fun] means "29 minutes"
For some minutes the counter ใตใ [fun] becomes ใทใ [pun]
- ใใฃใทใ [i ppun] one minute
- ใใใทใ [san pun] three minutes
- ใใใทใ [yon pun] four minutes
- ใใฃใทใ [rok pun] six minutes
- ใฏใฃใทใ [hap pun] or ใฏใกใตใ [hachi fun] eight minutes
Two of the minutes use native Japanese numbers rather than Chinese numbers.
- ใใใทใ [yon pun] four minutes
- ใชใชใตใ [nana fun] seven minutes
Conversation
- A: ไฝๆใงใใ
What time is it? - B: 6ๆ15ๅใงใ [roku ji jลซ go fun desu]
It's 6:15. - A: ไฝๆใงใใ
What time is it? - B: 7ๆ30ๅใงใ [shichi ji san jลซ fun desu]
It's 7:30.