Japanese

<p>
	To tell time in Japanese you need to learn the counters for hours and minutes.
	They are <strong><ruby>時zi</ruby></strong> and <strong><ruby>分hun</ruby></strong>, respectively.
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<p>
	Just like with English, you say the time by stating the hour followed by the minute.
	To ask what time is it, you say, <strong><ruby>今ima何nan時ziですか?</ruby></strong>.
	In this lesson, we will start by introducing the counter for hours.
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<p>
	In a later lesson, you'll learn how to distinguish between AM and PM.
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Telling time: hours

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Word	何なん時じnanzi
Meaning	what time
Part of speech	noun
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	Telling time: hours

what	何なんnan
hour (counter)	〜時じ〜zi

What time is it now?	今いま　何なん時じ　です　か？ima nanzi desu ka?
At about what time is dinner?	晩ばんご飯はん　は　何なん時じ　ごろ　です　か。bangohan ha nanzi goro desu ka.
When does it arrive? (what time is the arrival?)	到とう着ちゃく　は　何なん時じ　です　か。toutyaku ha nanzi desu ka.
At about what time is dinner?	晩ばんご飯はん　は　何なん時じ　ごろ　です　か。晩ばんご飯はん　は　何なん時じ　ぐらい　です　か。 bangohan ha nanzi goro desu ka. bangohan ha nanzi gurai desu ka.

Japanese - nanzi

Breakdown of nanzi

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Usages of nanzi