Unit 03

Talking About the Scheduled Time

ไบˆๅฎšใฎๆ™‚ใ‚’่žใ
Talking About the Scheduled Time

Lesson

ไฝ•ๆ™‚ใงใ™ใ‹ [nan ji desu ka]
What time is it?

  • ไฝ•ๆ™‚ [nan ji] means "how many hours"
  • ใงใ™ใ‹ [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 ๅˆ† [fun].
Mostly use Chinese number for telling time.

3ๆ™‚ใงใ™ [san ji desu]
It's 3 o'clock.

  • 3ๆ™‚ [san ji] means "3 o'clock"
  • ใงใ™ [desu] means "it is"

3ๆ™‚29ๅˆ†ใงใ™ [san ji ni jลซ kyลซ fun desu]
It's 3:29.

  • 3ๆ™‚ [san ji] means "3 o'clock"
  • 29ๅˆ† [ni jลซ kyลซ fun] means "29 minutes"

For some minutes the counter ใตใ‚“ [fun] becomes ใทใ‚“ [pun]

  • ใ„ใฃใทใ‚“ [i ppun] one minute
  • ใ•ใ‚“ใทใ‚“ [san pun] three minutes
  • ใ‚ˆใ‚“ใทใ‚“ [yon pun] four minutes
  • ใ‚ใฃใทใ‚“ [rok pun] six minutes
  • ใฏใฃใทใ‚“ [hap pun] or ใฏใกใตใ‚“ [hachi fun] eight minutes

Two of the minutes use native Japanese numbers rather than Chinese numbers.

  • ใ‚ˆใ‚“ใทใ‚“ [yon pun] four minutes
  • ใชใชใตใ‚“ [nana fun] seven minutes

Conversation

  • A: ไฝ•ๆ™‚ใงใ™ใ‹
    What time is it?
  • B: 6ๆ™‚15ๅˆ†ใงใ™ [roku ji jลซ go fun desu]
    It's 6:15.
  • A: ไฝ•ๆ™‚ใงใ™ใ‹
    What time is it?
  • B: 7ๆ™‚30ๅˆ†ใงใ™ [shichi ji san jลซ fun desu]
    It's 7:30.