Learn Japanese
Lesson 136: AM (before noon) and PM (afternoon)
In this lesson you learn to use the words for a.m. (before noon) and p.m. (afternoon) in Japanese.
The word どう in the sentence above has the same meaning as いかが. The difference is that いかが is slightly more polite.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a.m. |
午前 gozen |
| to openintransitive |
開く aku |
| The shop opens at 8 a.m. |
お店は午前八時に開きます。 omise ha gozen hatizi ni akimasu. |
| afternoon; p.m. |
午後 gogo |
| how; how about |
どう dou The only difference between どう and いかが is that the latter is slightly more polite. |
| How was (your) afternoon? |
午後はどうでしたか。 gogo ha dou desita ka. |
| soccer |
サッカー sakkaa |
| Let's play soccer at 9 p.m. |
午後九時にサッカーをしましょう。 gogo kuzi ni sakkaa wo simasyou. |
Sign up to save your progress!