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In this lesson you learn to use the words for a.m. (before noon) and p.m. (afternoon) in Japanese.

English	Japanese
The shop opens at 8 a.m.	お店みせは午ご前ぜん八はち時じに開あきます。 omise ha gozen hatizi ni akimasu.
Let's play soccer at 9 p.m.	午ご後ご九く時じにサッカーをしましょう。 gogo kuzi ni sakkaa wo simasyou.
How was (your) afternoon?	午ご後ごはどうでしたか。 gogo ha dou desita ka.

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.	午ご前ぜん gozen
to open	開あく aku
The shop opens at 8 a.m.	お店みせは午ご前ぜん八はち時じに開あきます。 omise ha gozen hatizi ni akimasu.
afternoon; p.m.	午ご後ご 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?	午ご後ごはどうでしたか。 gogo ha dou desita ka.
soccer	サッカー sakkaa
Let's play soccer at 9 p.m.	午ご後ご九く時じにサッカーをしましょう。 gogo kuzi ni sakkaa wo simasyou.

Practice this lesson

Learn Japanese Lesson 134: AM (before noon) and PM (afternoon)