Module 17.1 Dialogue

Title

Naomi Johnson’s host father asks her what time it is in America


Language Script and Translation
Japanese

1 お父さん: なおみちゃん、電話です。 

2 なおみ:あっ、ありがとうございます。 

　         ああ、お母さん、元気？

Naomi leaves to talk on the phone with her mother in America.

After the phone conversation, Naomi returns 

3 お父さん: アメリカは今何時ですか。 

4 なおみ: 午後九時です。 

5 お父さん: そうですか。夜ですね。 

6 なおみ: はい、そうです。
Romanization
 1 Host father: Naomi chan, denwa desu.

2 Naomi: A, arigatou gozaimasu. Aa, okaa san, genki?

3 Host father: Amerika wa ima nanji desu ka.

4 Naomi: Gogo kuji desu.

5 Host father: Sou desu ka. Yoru desu ne.

6 Naomi: Hai, sou desu.
English translation
 1 Host father: Naomi, there’s a call for you.

2 Naomi: Oh, thank you. Ah, mom, how are you doing?

3 Host father: What time is it in America?

4 Naomi: It’s 9 pm.

5 Host father: I see. So it’s night time.

6 Naomi: Yes, it is.

Vocabulary

 Audio Japanese Romanization Kanji English
〜ちゃん 〜chan suffix for familiar person
でんわ denwa 電話 phone
あっ a Ah, oh
ありがとう

ございます

 arigatougozaimasu Thank you. (polite form)
　ありがとう arigatou Thank you (less formal)
ああ aa Ah!; Oh!
おかあさん okaasan お母さん mother
げんき genki げんき fine, healthy, doing well
アメリカ amerika America
いま ima 今 now
なんじ nanji 何時 What time
ごご gogo 午後 afternoon, pm
くじ kuji 九時 Nine o’clock
よる yoru 夜 night

More Useful Words

 Audio Japanese Romanization Kanji English
いちじ ichiji 一時 1:00
にじ niji 二時 2:00
さんじ sanij 三時 3:00
よじ yoji 四時 4:00
ごじ goji 五時 5:00
ろくじ rokuji 六時 6:00
しちじ shichiji 七時 7:00
はちじ hachiji 八時 8:00
くじ kuji 九時 9:00
じゅうじ juuji 十時 10:00
じゅういちじ juuichiji 十一時 11:00
じゅうにじ juuniji 十二時 12:00
いちじはん ichijihan 一時半 1:30
にじはん nijihan 二時半 2:30
さんじはん sanjihan 三時半 3:30
よじはん yojihan 四時半 4:30
ごじはん gojihan 五時半 5:30
ろくじはん rokujihan 六時半 6:30
しちじはん shichijihan 七時半 7:30
はちじはん hachijihan 八時半 8:30
くじはん kujihan 九時半 9:30
じゅうじはん juujihan 十時半 10:30
じゅういちじはん juuichijihan 十一時半 11:30
じゅうにじはん juunijihan 十二時半 12:30
ふん/ぷん hun/pun 分 minute
ごぜん gozen 午前 AM
あさ asa 朝 morning
ひる hiru 昼 noon, midday, daytime

To learn more about minutes in Japanese: https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-counter-fun/

Watch this video to learn how to tell time, use minutes and A.M. and P.M.

Grammar Notes

#時 (# ji)

When adding numbers before 時 (# ji), we are telling time on the hour.

 

#時半 (# ji han)

When adding numbers before 時半 (# ji han), we are telling the time that is half past the hour. 半 (han) means “half”半.

 

 A.M. and P.M.

A.M. in Japanese is 午前 (gozen).

P.M. in Japanese is 午後 (gogo).

1:00 A.M. in Japanese is

ごぜん いちじ
gozen ichiji

5:00 P.M. in Japanese is

ごご ごじ
gogo goji

NOTE: Unlike English, A.M. and P.M. in the Japanese language precede the time. (Also refer to the table below.)

 

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