Learn Japanese Grammar - Telling Time in Japanese

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[JapanesePod]

While in English we could say "four oh five" or "five past four" for 4:05, Japanese only has one way of saying the time. So:

4:05 = yoji gofun
4:30 = yoji-han OR yoji sanjuppun
4:45 = yoji yonjuugofun

[JapanesePod]

Hi,
it could depend on the situations, but we do use the 24-hour system. In casual conversations where the other person is in another country, we can easily assume whether it's AM or PM. But, if you want to specify, 8 a.m. is "gozen 8-ji" and 8 p.m. is "gogo 8-ji".
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[JapanesePod]

Hi,
we do use "shi" for 4, like "shi gatsu" meaning April (Month 4) and "shi ki" meaning "four seasons".
Hope you won't get too confused ;)

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[Shogoeu]

Also there is a way to say in the morning or in the afternoon - 午前 (gogo) / 午前 (gozen)

[rdw]

It kind of makes sense after a while. At first it seems weird because in English are building blocks to create words is our alphabet, and Japanese uses sounds (Hiragana and Katakana represent these sounds) Then with those sounds put together in certain ways becomes a word similar to our alphabet. The main difference is that once you put the sounds together changes the Hiragana or Katakana into a shorter, more compact character aka Kanji. for example: ima - いま in hiragana changes to - 今 in Kanji.

[JapanesePod]

Hi,
thank you very much for a kind comment!
Glad you liked our lessons ;)

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[JapanesePod]

You're welcome :)

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[JapanesePod]

The scripts used in writing (hiragana, katakana, kanji) are all part of Japanese, so to answer your question : yes, it's all the same. If you study Japanese, you can communicate with anyone else who speaks/studies it too.

[nely]

These quick grammar lessons are awesome!

[JapanesePod]

Hi, seara-san!
Thank you very much for a kind comment! :)

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[ahverypro]

You'll have to get used to it. Brevity isn't the focus of kanji, anyways - it's the meaning in it that is. You wouldn't notice without someone pointing it out, but the characters are intricately made to resemble its meaning.
And this is coming from a mandarin speaker, so take heed :)

[evolutionxbox]

Nan is the first kanji I have ever learnt.

[JapanesePod]

Hi,
numbers in foreign language(s) are difficult for us too... You can take as much time as you need! ;)
Good luck!

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[JapanesePod]

No, 4 o'clock is always "yoji" :)

[Dillonhusky]

Helpful to know the irregularities with 4, 7, and 9, i wouldn't have known that otherwise! :P
ありがとうございます！

[MissLolaGA]

How about the hours in the afternoon? Does it goes on like 13 jii? Or something else? I just discovered your channel, and now i feel so curious! Thank you so much for all thoses videos!

[CoralineC]

Oh your lessons are really cool. im french and i like your videos :3

[livera]

Hello! the lesson was really helpful! But I've got a question: why is it "今、" and not "今は、"? Also, are you going to teach how to say minutes?

[stefanijoanneangelinagerma]

Currently in Japanese class and this is helpful👍

[MentarumoriMiya]

When they said 'ima nanji?' I thought of doki doki morning by babymetal