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Posted by : Unknown Selasa, 08 Juli 2014

Numbers, Time, and Days of the Week

Before we get too much further into Japanese grammar and verb conjugation, I thought it would be a good idea to teach Japanese numbers, time, days of the week, etc.
漢字 - Kanjiひらがな - HiraganaRomaji
(English Letters)
English Meaning
いちichione
nitwo
さんsanthree
し、 よんshi (yon after 10)four
gofive
ろくrokusix
しち、 ななshichi (nana after 10)seven
はちhachieight
きゅうkyuunine
じゅうjuuten
ひゃくhyakuhundred
Numbers after 10 are a piece of cake once you know 1 through 10. 11 is simply ten with a one after it, 十一 (じゅういち, juuichi), 12 - juuni, 13 - juusan, 14 - juuyon, etc. 20 is simply 二十 (にじゅう, nijuu), 21 - nijuuichi, and so forth.

Put these numbers in front of the character for time 時 and you've got the time of the day.
漢字 - Kanjiひらがな - HiraganaRomaji
(English Letters)
English Meaning
一時いちじichijione o'clock
二時にじnijitwo o'clock
二時半にじはんnijihantwo thirty (半 means half)
二時四十五分にじよんじゅうごふんnijiyonjuugofun2:45 (分 means minute)
...etc.
Now just put the character for moon 月 after a number and you've got a month.
漢字 - Kanjiひらがな - HiraganaRomaji
(English Letters)
English Meaning
一月いちがつichigatsuJanuary
二月にがつnigatsuFebruary
三月さんがつsangatsuMarch
四月しがつshigatsuApril
...etc.
Japanese days of the week don't follow such an easy pattern but here they are anyway along with some other time-related words.
漢字 - Kanjiひらがな - HiraganaRomaji
(English Letters)
English Meaning
日曜日にちようびnichiyoubiSunday (日 - sun/day)
月曜日げつようびgetsuyoubiMonday (月 - moon)
火曜日かようびkayoubiTuesday (火 - fire)
水曜日すいようびsuiyoubiWednesday (水 - water)
木曜日もくようびmokuyoubiThursday (木 - tree/wood)
金曜日きんようびkinyoubiFriday (金 - gold)
土曜日どようびdoyoubiSaturday (土 - dirt)
今日きょうkyouToday
明日あしたashitaTomorrow
昨日きのうkinouYesterday
一昨日おとといototoithe day before yesterday
明後日あさってasattethe day after tomorrow (a small "tsu" (っ) makes a double consonant)
今朝けさkesathis morning
今晩こんばんkonbanthis evening
いまimanow

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