Make Time For This Japanese Lesson!

Therefore, you want to ask your friend if he can meet again in two hours. Easy in English, right? What happens in Japanese? You may want to...

Therefore, you want to ask your friend if he can meet again in two hours. Easy in English, right? What happens in Japanese? You may want to talk about a meeting that happens every Monday. Do you have the Japanese skills to do it? Talking about time and actions are only a natural part of the conversation. Will your Japanese help you talk about time or will you lose it?

Read this Japanese article for newbies to learn about the weather. It will help you understand time intervals like ni-jikan (“two hours”) and how to inform people about the actions you plan to take, such as kutsu or kaimasu (“I’m going to buy shoes”). You need this article to take your Japanese to the next level!
Vocabulary: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:

mina-san – “all the world”

Matsumoto-joo – “Matsumoto Castle”

have – “medium” (when used with the past tense)

jiyuu-jikan – “free time”

gogo – “late, PM”

ringo-in – “apple farm”

ima – “now”

ni-jikan – “two hours”

tabemasu – “eat” (masu form)

(o) soba – “buckwheat noodles”

Grammar: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:

Vocabulary and useful phrases
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juuni-ji han “Half past twelve, 12:30”
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Han means “half.” When we use it with a time, it means “half and a half (30 minutes)”. However, the word order is different from English.

Right: juuni-ji han
Incorrect: have juuni-ji

Japanese / “English”
ichi-ji / “1:00”
ichi-ji han / “1:30”
ni-ji / “2:00”
ni-ji han / “2:30”
san ji / “3:00”
san ji han / “3:30”

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gogo “PM afternoon”
gozen “A.M”
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In English, PM and AM come after time, while gogo (PM) and gozen (AM) Come ahead of time in Japanese.

For example:

1. 8:00 PM
   Right: gogo, hachi-ji Incorrect: hachi-ji gogo
2. 8:00 AM
   Right: gozen, hachi-ji Incorrect: hachi-ji gozen

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ni-jikan “2 hours”
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Jikan It is a counter for hours.

“English” / Japanese
“for an hour” / ichi-jikan
“during two hours” / ni-jikan
“for three hours” / san jikan
“for four hours” / yo-jikan
“for five hours” / go-jikan
“for six hours” / roku-jikan
“for seven hours” / nana-jikan or shichi-jikan
“for eight hours” / hachi-jikan
“for nine hours” / ku-jikan
“for ten hours” / juu -jikan
“How many hours?” / / nan-jikan?
“an hour and a half” / ichi-jikan han

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Today’s Phrase of Destiny
(Watashi wa) o-soba or tabemasu.
“I’m going to eat buckwheat noodles.”
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Japanese / “English”
Watashi / “Me”
Washington / “topic marking particle”
bear / “buckwheat noodles”
or / “object marker particle”
tabemasu / “eat” (masu form)

We place the object marker particle or after a noun and indicates that the noun is the object of the sentence. We use or with transitive verbs.
Please note that we can use Japanese sentences that end with – masu verbs for habitual or future actions. So, watashi wa o-soba or tabemasu It can mean “like buckwheat noodles” or “I’m going to eat buckwheat noodles”.

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Sentence Patterns
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Affirmative sentences

1. Topic / / Washington / / object / / or / / verb Watashi / / Washington / / asa-gohan / / or / / tabemasu . Shizuka-san / / Washington / / o-soba / / or / / tabemasu . Watashi / / Washington / / katsudon to sashimi / / or / / Tabemasu

* Note: Asa-gohan It means “breakfast.”

Negative sentences A negative form of a masu verb form: SEE Rookie Article 22 for more details.

1. Topic / / Washington / / object / / or / / verb Watashi / / Washington / / asa-gohan / / or / / tabemasen . Mizuki-san / / Washington / / o-soba / / or / / tabemasen .

Question Prayers The particle that ends the sentence ka It makes prayer a question. See Article 22 of Newbie for more details.

1. Topic / / Washington / / object / / or / / verb / / ka? ( Anata / / Washington ) / asa-gohan / / or / / tabemasu / / ka ? Lorii-san / / Washington / / o-soba / / or / / tabemasu / / ka ?

Answers:

1. Yes- Hai, tabemasu. Do not- Iie, kikimasen.

1. Topic / / Washington / / nani (“what”) / / or / / verb / / ka?
   (Anata / / Washington) / / nani / / or / / tabemasu / / ka?
   Lor-san / / Washington / / nani / / or / / tabemasu / / ka?

Note that the anata The example is very direct and, therefore, is considered somewhat rude. Therefore, it is advisable to avoid using it unless necessary.

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Examples with other verbs
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1. kikimasu “listen, listen”
   Japanesepod101 or kikimasu. “I will listen to Japanesepod101.” or “I listen to Japanesepod101”.
2. kaimasu “to buy”
   Kutsu or Kaimasu “I’m going to buy shoes.” or “I buy shoes.”
3. tabemasu “eat”
   Niku or Tabemasen. “I will not eat meat.” or “I don’t eat meat.”
4. mimasu “to see”
   Terebi or mimasu ka? “Will you watch television?”
   
5. nomimasu “to drink”
   Nani or nomimasu ka? “What will you drink?” or “What do you drink?”
6. shimasu “what to do” Nichi Yoobi Nani or Shimasu Ka? “What are you going to do on Sunday?” or “What do you do (usually) on Sundays?”

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Practice:
Answer the following questions.
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1. Ongaku or kikimasu ka? (* ongaku means “music”)
2. Eiga or mimasu ka? (* eiga means “movies”)
3. Furansu no eiga or mimasu ka? )
4. O-sake or nomimasu ka? (* o-sake means “alcohol”)
5. Nichi Yoobi Nani or Shimasu Ka?

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