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Usages of nanzi
今 何時 です か？ima nanzi desu ka?
What time is it now?
晩ご飯 は 何時 ごろ です か。bangohan ha nanzi goro desu ka.
At about what time is dinner?
到着 は 何時 です か。toutyaku ha nanzi desu ka.
When does it arrive? (what time is the arrival?)
晩ご飯 は 何時 ごろ です か。
晩ご飯 は 何時 ぐらい です か。
bangohan ha nanzi goro desu ka.bangohan ha nanzi gurai desu ka.
At about what time is dinner?
あのう、 次 の 電車 は 何時 です か？anou, tugi no densya ha nanzi desu ka?
Excuse me, what time is the next train?
一番 の 電車 は 何時 に 出ます か。itiban no densya ha nanzi ni demasu ka.
What time does the first train leave?
バス が 学校 に 着く 時間 は 何時 です か？basu ga gakkou ni tuku zikan ha nanzi desu ka?
What time does the bus arrive at school?
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