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What Time is it in Japanese? Nanji desu ka + Hachi ji desu yo Full Guide!
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What Time is it in Japanese? Nanji desu ka + Hachi ji desu yo Full Guide!

Kon'nichiwa! Native Fumito 😊

TIME in Japanese = Super easy!

Ask: なんじですか? (Nanji desu ka?)

Answer: はちじです (Hachi ji desu = It's 8)

Numbers:

  • 1 = いちじ (ichi ji)
  • 2 = にじ (ni ji)
  • 8 = はちじ (hachi ji)
  • 10 = じゅうじ (juu ji)

AM/PM:

  1. ごぜん = AM (gozen hachi ji = 8 AM)
  2. ごご = PM (gogo san ji = 3 PM)

Emphasis: はちじ**です**よ! = "It's 8 o'clock yo!" (casual emphasis)

FREE PDF: 20 restaurant/train conversations https://reading-japanese.com/what-time-is-it-in-japanese/

Practice: 今何時ですか? (Ima nanji desu ka?)

u/Environmental-Try-78 — 7 days ago