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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. “Excuse me, do you have the time?” That’s a popular question, right? It might just be one of the most important questions you ask. Be it a job interview, a date, or just a meeting with a friend, you don’t want to be late.

That’s why this newbie Japanese lesson is so important. It teaches you how to politely ask for the time in Japanese. In addition to nan-ji desu ka? (what time is it?), this Japanese lesson will show you the hours of the day and how to ask what time events begin. This JapanesePod101.com lesson is one you don’t want to miss out on!

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This entry was posted on Saturday, September 27th, 2008 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Newbie Season 4 . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

13 Responses to “Newbie Lesson S4 #12 - Do you Have the Time?”

JapanesePod101.com says:

Mina-san, what time is it where you are now? Ima nan-ji desu ka?

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watermen says:

今十時です。

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JKid says:

今、午前二時十九分です. I should be asleep. :)

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ラン says:

今二十時五十分ですよ!  :mrgreen:

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ジェイミー says:

今、4時39分です。

What Age Do Little Kids Start Speaking Masu Form?

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Avlor says:

今午前八時三十三分です。
(It’s 8:33am.)

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Hiroko says:

Mina-san, How interesting that some people use semidiurnal hours and the others use 24 hour clock! Where are you all from?? In Japan, we use both, but we are very familiar with 24 hour clock. :grin:

ジェイミーsan> Depends on what kind of family a child grows up in, but I think I learned to use masu in a preschool. :mrgreen:

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JKid says:

Hiroko-san, I really dislike 24 hour clocks :)

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Phil says:

Hi all, from what I have heard kids switch over to the -masu and -desu form around when they enter Junior High School. So probably the earliest age might be 10-11 and most probably around 12-13. So, in Junior High School teachers would require the polite -masu form but in Elementary school they would not.

I think that Japanese kids don’t need to formally learn the polite forms because they will have spent their whole lives hearing(and understanding) them on tv, the radio, movies, people on the street, their parents talking to other adults, etc. Switching to the -masu, -desu form is just one step on a child’s road to adulthood in Japan.

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Charms says:

ごぜん三時にじゅうふん (3:20am)

Is this right? :)

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Mayumi says:

Charms-san,

It’s almost right! But, if you say “さんじ にじゅっぷん”that would be perfect. :wink:

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王凱 says:

今何時ですか。
十一時です。大丈夫ですか。留学生のおりえんていしょうんは十一時からです。
本当ですか。また、後で。

また、明日。

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Charms says:

ありがとうございます せんせい Mayumi! :grin:

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