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Lesson 81: Telling time: minutes
We introduce the counter for minutes below, which will enable you to tell the time. A useful word for telling time is 半, which means half. You can place it after an hour to say half past X o'clock. For example, half past four o'clock is 四時半.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| minute (counter) |
〜分 hun |
| one minute |
一分 ippun |
| 4:11 |
四時十一分 yozi zyuu ippun |
| two minutes |
二分 nihun |
| three minutes |
三分 sanpun |
| four minutes |
四分 yonhun |
| five minutes |
五分 gohun |
| six minutes |
六分 roppun |
| 7:06 |
七時六分 sitizi roppun |
| seven minutes |
七分 nanahun |
| eight minutes |
八分 happun |
| nine minutes |
九分 kyuuhun |
| 8:19 |
八時十九分 hatizi zyuu kyuuhun |
| ten minutes |
十分 zyuppun |
| half |
半 han |
| It is half past three o'clock. |
三時半です。 sanzihan desu. |
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