Japanese Phrases: “What time is it?”

Japanese Phrases: “What time is it?” – Review Notes

Today we learned how to ask the time in Japanese! In this review, we will go over what we learned and also review how to tell time in Japanese!

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How to Ask the Time in Japanese:

★　Depending on whether you are asking a stranger or a friend, you will need to adjust your level of formality.

★　When asking a stranger what time it is, you should be more formal.

★　First, you should say すみません。 (sumimasen – excuse me) to get their attention.

★　Then, you can ask 今何時ですか？ (ima nanji desu ka?) – “What time is it now?”

★　If you are asking a friend or someone who is close to you what time it is, you can use more casual language to do so.

★　To ask a friend what time it is, you can say 今何時？ (ima nanji?) – “What time is it now?”

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How to Answer the Question:

★　We learned in a previous lesson how to say the time in Japanese.

★　To tell someone the time using formal speech, just say the time plus です (desu). For example, ３時です。(sanji desu) – “It’s 3:00.”

★　To tell someone the time using informal speech, you can just say the time. For example, ３時 (sanji) – “3:00.”

★　If you are not sure how to tell time in Japanese, click here.

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