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〜zi

〜時じ〜zi
hour (counter)
From Lesson 82:Telling time: hours·Japanese
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Usages of 〜zi

三さん時じ半はん　です。sanzihan desu.
It is half past three o'clock.
四よ時じ　十じゅう　一いっ分ぷんyozi zyuu ippun
4:11
八はち時じ　十じゅう　九きゅう分ふんhatizi zyuu kyuuhun
8:19
七しち時じ　六ろっ分ぷんsitizi roppun
7:06
私わたし　は　八はち時じ　に　チケット　を　買かいました。watasi ha hatizi ni tiketto wo kaimasita.
I bought the tickets at eight o'clock.
四よ時じyozi
4:00
七しち時じsitizi
7:00
九く時じkuzi
9:00
何なん時じnanzi
what time
一いち時じitizi
1:00
二に時じnizi
2:00
三さん時じsanzi
3:00
五ご時じgozi
5:00
六ろく時じrokuzi
6:00
八はち時じhatizi
8:00
十じゅう時じzyuuzi
10:00
私わたしたち　は　二に時じ間かん　十じゅっ分ぷん　テレビ　を　見みました。watasitati ha nizikan zyuppun terebi wo mimasita.
We watched TV for two hours and ten minutes.
七しち時じ　です。sitizi desu.
It is seven o'clock.
一いち時じ　に　食たべました。itizi ni tabemasita.
I ate at one o'clock.
一いち時じ間かん　食たべました。itizikan tabemasita.
I ate for one hour.
四よ時じ間かん半はん　かかりました。yozikanhan kakarimasita.
It took four and a half hours.
午ご前ぜん　四よ時じ　ごろ　に　うち　へ　来きました。gozen yozi goro ni uti he kimasita.
(She) came home at about four a.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.
Let's play soccer at 9 p.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.
The shop opens at 8 a.m.
開かい始し　は　午ご後ご　五ご時じ　です。kaisi ha gogo gozi desu.
It starts at 5 p.m.
彼かの女じょ　の　パーティー　は　今きょ日う　の　夜よる　八はち時じ　から　十じゅう一いち時じ　まで　です。kanozyo no paathii ha kyou no yoru hatizi kara zyuuitizi made desu.
Her party is today in the evening from eight o'clock till eleven o'clock.
今け朝さ、　七しち時じ　に　家うち　を　出でた。kesa, sitizi ni uti wo deta.
This morning (I) left home at seven o' clock.
何なん時じ間かんnanzikan
how many hours
十じゅう　一いち時じzyuu itizi
11:00
十じゅう　二に時じzyuu nizi
12:00
もう　十じゅう時じ　だ。　そろそろ　行いった　方ほう　が　いい。mou zyuuzi da. sorosoro itta hou ga ii.
It's already 10 o'clock. (You)'d better go soon.
六ろく時じ　に　起おきた。　それから、　ジム　に　行いった。rokuzi ni okita. sorekara, zimu ni itta.
I woke up at 6. After that, I went to the gym.
あの　映えい画が　は、　二に時じ間かん　ぐらい　かかります。
あの　映えい画が　は、　二に時じ間かん　ごろ　かかります。
ano eiga ha, nizikan gurai kakarimasu.
ano eiga ha, nizikan goro kakarimasu.
That movie takes about two hours.
映えい画が　は、　午ご後ご　二に時じ　ごろ　に　始はじまります。
映えい画が　は、　午ご後ご　二に時じ　ぐらい　に　始はじまります。
映えい画が　は、　午ご前ぜん　二に時じ　ごろ　に　始はじまります。
映えい画が　は、　午ご前ぜん　二に時じ　ぐらい　に　始はじまります。
eiga ha, gogo nizi goro ni hazimarimasu.
eiga ha, gogo nizi gurai ni hazimarimasu.
eiga ha, gozen nizi goro ni hazimarimasu.
eiga ha, gozen nizi gurai ni hazimarimasu.
The movie starts at about 2 p.m.
喫きっ茶さ店てん　は　九く時じ　に　閉しまります。kissaten ha kuzi ni simarimasu.
The coffee shop closes at 9 o'clock.
ミーティング　は　三さん時じ　まで　に　終おわる　でしょう。miithingu ha sanzi made ni owaru desyou.
The meeting will probably end by 3 o'clock.
九く時じ　まで　に　家いえ　に　帰かえります。kuzi made ni ie ni kaerimasu.
I will return home by 9 o'clock.
明あ日した、　午ご後ご　三さん時じ　頃ごろ　に　駅えき　で　会あいましょう。asita, gogo sanzi goro ni eki de aimasyou.
Let's meet at the station around 3 p.m. tomorrow.

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