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Telling Time in Japanese

What time is it? => Ima nan-ji desu ka?

Add "ji" to a number to say "o'clock".
-pun for minute
han for half
gozen for A.M. (before the numbers)
gogo for P.M.

1:44 p.m. = gogo ichi-ji yonjushi-pun
2:30 p.m. = gogo ni-ji han
8:06 a.m. = gozen hachi-ji roku-pun
10:15 p.m. = gozen juu-ji juugo pun
at 6 (sharp) = roku-ji
It's midnight =
It's noon =
When do we go? =


Days of the Week:
Sunday => nichiyoobi
Monday => getsuyoobi
Tuesday => kayoobi
Wednesday => suiyoobi
Thursday => mokuyoobi
Friday => kin'yoobi
Saturday => doyoobi

Months of the Year:
January => ichi gatsu
February => ni gatsu
March => san gatsu
April => shi gatsu
May => go gatsou
June => roku atsu
July => shichi gatsu
August => hachi gatsu
September =>ku gatsu
October => juu gatsu
November => juuichi gatsu
December => juuni gatsu

Seasons:
Spring => haru, yayoi
Summer => natsu, kaji
Autumn/Fall => aki
Winter => fuyu

Other:
day => hi
today => kyo
yesterday =>sakujitsu
tomorrow => asu
next => tsugi-ni
last => saigo-no-hito
month => gatsu
year => tsuki, gekkan
decade => ichijun
century => seiki