{"id":435,"date":"2017-10-16T18:57:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T22:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/?p=435"},"modified":"2017-10-17T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T19:09:04","slug":"telling-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/complete\/time","title":{"rendered":"Telling Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Time<\/h2>\n<p>In order to effectively describe when we want to do certain things and make plans, we&#8217;ll need to know how to describe time. Similar to the age counter we learned in the very first chapter, we simply need to use the counters for hours and minutes. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\uff5e\u6642 \u3010\uff5e\u3058\u3011 &#8211; hour counter<\/li>\n<li>\uff5e\u5206 \u3010\uff5e\u3075\u3093\u3011 &#8211; minute counter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once again, there are a number of reading variations to pay careful attention to. These readings are listed below.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<caption>Hour reading variations<\/caption>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<th>Hour<\/th>\n<td>4 o&#8217;clock<\/td>\n<td>7 o&#8217;clock<\/td>\n<td>9 o&#8217;clock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<th>Kanji<\/th>\n<td>\u56db\u6642<\/td>\n<td>\u4e03\u6642<\/td>\n<td>\u4e5d\u6642<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<th>Reading<\/th>\n<td>\u3088\u30fb\u3058<\/td>\n<td>\u3057\u3061\u30fb\u3058<\/td>\n<td>\u304f\u30fb\u3058<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<caption>Minute reading variations<\/caption>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<th>Minutes<\/th>\n<td>How many minutes<\/td>\n<td>1 min<\/td>\n<td>3 min<\/td>\n<td>4 min<\/td>\n<td>6 min<\/td>\n<td>8 min<\/td>\n<td>10 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<th>Kanji<\/th>\n<td>\u4f55\u5206<\/td>\n<td>\u4e00\u5206<\/td>\n<td>\u4e09\u5206<\/td>\n<td>\u56db\u5206<\/td>\n<td>\u516d\u5206<\/td>\n<td>\u516b\u5206<\/td>\n<td>\u5341\u5206<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<th>Reading<\/th>\n<td>\u306a\u3093\u30fb\u3077\u3093<\/td>\n<td>\u3044\u3063\u30fb\u3077\u3093<\/td>\n<td>\u3055\u3093\u30fb\u3077\u3093<\/td>\n<td>\u3088\u3093\u30fb\u3077\u3093<\/td>\n<td>\u308d\u3063\u30fb\u3077\u3093<\/td>\n<td>\u306f\u3063\u30fb\u3077\u3093<\/td>\n<td>\u3058\u3085\u3063\u30fb\u3077\u3093<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Examples<\/h3>\n<p>Though there are words for AM and PM, military time is used more often in Japan.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u4f55\u6642 \u3010\u306a\u3093\u30fb\u3058\u3011 &#8211; what hour; what time<\/li>\n<li>\u5348\u524d \u3010\u3054\u30fb\u305c\u3093\u3011 &#8211; AM<\/li>\n<li>\u5348\u5f8c \u3010\u3054\u30fb\u3054\u3011 &#8211; PM<\/li>\n<li>\u534a \u3010\u306f\u3093\u3011 &#8211; half<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>\uff11\u6642\uff11\u5206 \u3010\u3044\u3061\u30fb\u3058\u30fb\u3044\u3063\u30fb\u3077\u3093\u3011 &#8211; 1:01<\/li>\n<li>\u5348\u5f8c\uff14\u6642\uff14\uff14\u5206 \u3010\u3054\u30fb\u3054\u30fb\u3088\u30fb\u3058\u30fb\u3088\u3093\u30fb\u3058\u3085\u3046\u30fb\u3088\u3093\u30fb\u3077\u3093\u3011 &#8211; 4:44 PM<\/li>\n<li>\u5348\u524d\uff11\uff10\u6642\u534a \u3010\u3054\u30fb\u305c\u3093\u30fb\u3058\u3085\u3046\u30fb\u3058\u30fb\u306f\u3093\u3011 &#8211; 10:30 AM<\/li>\n<li>\uff11\uff18\u6642\uff12\uff15\u5206 \u3010\u3058\u3085\u3046\u30fb\u306f\u3061\u30fb\u3058\u30fb\u306b\u30fb\u3058\u3085\u3046\u30fb\u3054\u30fb\u3075\u3093\u3011 &#8211; 18:25 (6:25 PM)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\u4f55\u6642 \u3010\u306a\u3093\u30fb\u3058\u3011 &#8211; what hour; what time<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\u4eca\u306f\u3001\u4f55\u6642\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\nWhat time is it now?<\/li>\n<li>\uff12\u6642\u534a\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n(It&#8217;s) 2:30.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Days of the week<\/h2>\n<p>Below is a vocabulary list pertaining to days of the week. Combined with time, this should be adequate for making plans in the near future. We will learn how to express complete calendar dates in a later chapter.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u4f55\u66dc\u65e5 \u3010\u306a\u3093\u30fb\u3088\u3046\u30fb\u3073\u3011 &#8211; What day of week<\/li>\n<li>\u6708\u66dc\u65e5 \u3010\u3052\u3064\u30fb\u3088\u3046\u30fb\u3073\u3011 &#8211; Monday<\/li>\n<li>\u706b\u66dc\u65e5 \u3010\u304b\u30fb\u3088\u3046\u30fb\u3073\u3011 &#8211; Tuesday<\/li>\n<li>\u6c34\u66dc\u65e5 \u3010\u3059\u3044\u30fb\u3088\u3046\u30fb\u3073\u3011 &#8211; Wednesday<\/li>\n<li>\u6728\u66dc\u65e5 \u3010\u3082\u304f\u30fb\u3088\u3046\u30fb\u3073\u3011 &#8211; Thursday<\/li>\n<li>\u91d1\u66dc\u65e5 \u3010\u304d\u3093\u30fb\u3088\u3046\u30fb\u3073\u3011 &#8211; Friday<\/li>\n<li>\u571f\u66dc\u65e5 \u3010\u3069\u30fb\u3088\u3046\u30fb\u3073\u3011 &#8211; Saturday<\/li>\n<li>\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5 \u3010\u306b\u3061\u30fb\u3088\u3046\u30fb\u3073\u3011 &#8211; Sunday<\/li>\n<li>\u5148\u9031 \u3010\u305b\u3093\u30fb\u3057\u3085\u3046\u3011 &#8211; last week<\/li>\n<li>\u4eca\u9031 \u3010\u3053\u3093\u30fb\u3057\u3085\u3046\u3011 &#8211; this week<\/li>\n<li>\u6765\u9031 \u3010\u3089\u3044\u30fb\u3057\u3085\u3046\u3011 &#8211; next week<\/li>\n<li>\u6bce\u9031 \u3010\u307e\u3044\u30fb\u3057\u3085\u3046\u3011 &#8211; every week<\/li>\n<li>\u5e73\u65e5 \u3010\u3078\u3044\u30fb\u3058\u3064\u3011 &#8211; weekday<\/li>\n<li>\u9031\u672b \u3010\u3057\u3085\u3046\u30fb\u307e\u3064\u3011 &#8211; weekend<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Is it really late?<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\u7686 \u3010\u307f\u3093\u306a\u3011 &#8211; everybody<\/li>\n<li>\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3 &#8211; restaurant<\/li>\n<li>\u4f55\u6642 \u3010\u306a\u3093\u30fb\u3058\u3011 &#8211; what time<\/li>\n<li>\u591c \u3010\u3088\u308b\u3011 &#8211; evening<\/li>\n<li>\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068 &#8211; a little (casual)<\/li>\n<li>\u9045\u3044 \u3010\u304a\u305d\u30fb\u3044\u3011 (i-adj) &#8211; late<\/li>\n<li>\u6bce\u65e5 \u3010\u307e\u3044\u30fb\u306b\u3061\u3011 &#8211; everyday<\/li>\n<li>\u5bdd\u308b \u3010\u306d\u30fb\u308b\u3011 &#8211; to sleep<\/li>\n<li>\u9055\u3046 \u3010\u3061\u304c\u30fb\u3046\u3011 (u-verb) &#8211; to be different<\/li>\n<li>\u5927\u4e08\u592b \u3010\u3060\u3044\u30fb\u3058\u3087\u3046\u30fb\u3076\u3011 &#8211; ok<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u30ea\u30fc\uff1a \u6765\u9031\u306e\u91d1\u66dc\u65e5\u306b\u7686\u3067\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u306b\u98df\u3079\u306b\u884c\u304f\u3051\u3069\u3001\u30a2\u30ea\u30b9\u3061\u3083\u3093\u3082\u884c\u304d\u305f\u3044\uff1f<br \/>\nLee: Everybody is going to eat at (a) Japanese restaurant next Friday, (do you) Alice-chan want to also go?<\/p>\n<p>\u30a2\u30ea\u30b9\uff1a \u4f55\u6642\u306b\u884c\u304f\u306e\uff1f<br \/>\nAlice: What time are (you) going?<\/p>\n<p>\u30ea\u30fc\uff1a \u591c\u306e<em>\u516b\u6642\u534a<\/em>\u3002<br \/>\nLee: 8:30 night.<\/p>\n<p>\u30a2\u30ea\u30b9\uff1a \u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u9045\u3044\u306d\u3002<br \/>\nAlice: (It&#8217;s) a little late, isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>\u30ea\u30fc\uff1a \u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u30a2\u30ea\u30b9\u3061\u3083\u3093\u304c\u6bce\u65e5<em>\u5341\u6642<\/em>\u306b\u5bdd\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3060\u3088\u3002<br \/>\nLee: That&#8217;s because Alice-chan (you) sleep at 10:00 every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u30a2\u30ea\u30b9\uff1a \u9055\u3046\u3088\uff01<br \/>\nAlice: That&#8217;s not so!<\/p>\n<p>\u30ea\u30fc\uff1a \u3058\u3083\u3001<em>\u516b\u6642\u534a<\/em>\u3067\u5927\u4e08\u592b\u3060\u3088\u306d\u3002<br \/>\nLee: Then it&#8217;s fine as 8:30 right?<\/p>\n<p>\u30a2\u30ea\u30b9\uff1a \u3044\u3044\u3088\uff01<em>\u516b\u6642\u534a<\/em>\u3067\uff01<br \/>\nAlice: Fine! 8:30.<\/p>\n<h2>From and until<\/h2>\n<p>Two particles that often go together especially with time expressions are &#8220;from&#8221; \uff08\u304b\u3089\uff09 and &#8220;until&#8221; \uff08\u307e\u3067\uff09.<\/p>\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\uff5e\u304b\u3089 (particle) &#8211; from \uff5e<\/li>\n<li>\uff5e\u307e\u3067 (particle) &#8211; until \uff5e<\/li>\n<li>\u30a8\u30a2\u30ed\u30d3\u30af\u30b9 &#8211; aerobics<\/li>\n<li>\u30af\u30e9\u30b9 &#8211; class<\/li>\n<li>\u6388\u696d \u3010\u3058\u3085\u30fb\u304e\u3087\u3046\u3011 &#8211; class<\/li>\n<li>\u59cb\u307e\u308b \u3010\u306f\u3058\u30fb\u307e\u308b\u3011(u-verb) &#8211; to begin<\/li>\n<li>\u3053\u306e &#8211; this<\/li>\n<li>\u4f1a\u793e \u3010\u304b\u3044\u30fb\u3057\u3083\u3011 &#8211; company<\/li>\n<li>\u50cd\u304f \u3010\u306f\u305f\u3089\u30fb\u304f\u3011 (u-verb) &#8211; to work<\/li>\n<li>\u4e21\u89aa \u3010\u308a\u3087\u3046\u30fb\u3057\u3093\u3011 &#8211; parents<\/li>\n<li>\u9023\u7d61 \u3010\u308c\u3093\u30fb\u3089\u304f\u3011 &#8211; contact<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>\u30a8\u30a2\u30ed\u30d3\u30af\u30b9\u30af\u30e9\u30b9\u306f\u3001\u6bce\u9031\u706b\u66dc\u65e5\u3068\u91d1\u66dc\u65e5\u306e\uff11\uff18\u6642<em>\u304b\u3089<\/em>\uff11\uff19\u6642<em>\u307e\u3067<\/em>\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\nAerobic class is every Tuesday and Friday from 6:00 until 7:00pm.<\/li>\n<li>\u6388\u696d\u306f\u4f55\u6642<em>\u304b\u3089<\/em>\u59cb\u307e\u308b\u306e\uff1f<br \/>\nFrom what time is class start?<\/li>\n<li>\u3044\u3064<em>\u307e\u3067<\/em>\u3053\u306e\u4f1a\u793e\u3067\u50cd\u304d\u305f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\nUntil when do (you) want to work at this company?<\/li>\n<li>\u6bce\u9031\u672b\u306b\u4e21\u89aa<em>\u304b\u3089<\/em>\u9023\u7d61\u304c\u304f\u308b\u3002<br \/>\n(I) hear from (my) parents on every weekend. (lit: Contact comes from parents every weekend.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time In order to effectively describe when we want to do certain things and make plans, we&#8217;ll need to know how to describe time. Similar to the age counter we learned in the very first chapter, we simply need to use the counters for hours and minutes. \uff5e\u6642 \u3010\uff5e\u3058\u3011 &#8211; hour counter \uff5e\u5206 \u3010\uff5e\u3075\u3093\u3011 &#8211; &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/complete\/time\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Telling Time&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"series":[7],"class_list":["post-435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-verbs","series-complete-guide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}