Japanese
Lesson 137: Using ごろ and ぐらい for approximation
The words ごろ and ぐらい both mean approximately. The word ごろ is used when speaking about points in time.
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At about what time is dinner? | 晩ご飯 は 何時 ごろ です か。 bangohan ha nanzi goro desu ka. |
(She) came home at about four a.m. | 午前 四時 ごろ に うち へ 来ました。 gozen yozi goro ni uti he kimasita. |
When speaking about anything else than a point in time, for example a duration, we use the word ぐらい to mean approximately.
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It took about a week. | 一週間 ぐらい かかりました。 issyuukan gurai kakarimasita. |
It was about sixty dollars. | 六十 ドル ぐらい でした。 rokuzyuu doru gurai desita. |
(I) asked him about ten times. | 彼 に 十回 ぐらい 聞きました。 kare ni zyukkai gurai kikimasita. |