Some time indications: say the time, the day, the month and the year
Some time indications: say the time, the day, the month and the year
The time in Japanese: Some time indications: say the time, the day, the month and the year
When learning English, we can quickly see the time distinction between AM and PM. The Japanese use the same principle: gozèn (午前) for the hours between midnight and noon, and gogo (午後), for the hours between noon and midnight.
Here are several useful phrases: Some time indications: say the time, the day, the month and the year
” Ma (wa) nan’ji dèss’ka?” (今 (は) 何時 で す か): What time is it now?
” Ima wa gozèn go-dji dèss'” (今 は 午前 5 時): It’s five in the morning.
Also remember that the kanji 分 designates the minutes, while 時 designates the hours.
Speaking Japanese means knowing the words to tell the time.
Dates: days, months and years
To learn how to tell what time or day it is , there is no trick either: you have to memorize the writing and pronunciation of each day of the week or each month of the year.
The days of the week:
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Day
Associated Kanjis Phonetics
Etymological meaning
Sunday 日 曜 日
nitchi-yôbi The day of the sun
Monday 月曜日 guètsu-yôbi The day of the moon
Tuesday
火曜日 ka-yôbi The day of the fire
Wednesday
水 曜 日 sui-yôbi Water day
Thursday 木 曜 日 moku-yôbi Forest day
Friday 金曜日
kin-yôbi Gold day
Saturday 土 曜 日 do-yôbi Earth’s Day
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Months of the year:
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Spanish
Romaji Hiragana
Ideograms (kanjis)
January ichigatsu い ち が つ 一月
February nigatsu に が つ 二月
March sangatsu さ ん が つ 三月
April shigatsu し が つ 四月
May gogatsu
ご が つ 五月
June rokugatsu
ろ く が つ 六月
July shichigatsu
し ち が つ 七月
August hachigatsu は ち が つ
八月
September kugatsu く が つ 九月
October
jūgatsu
じ ゅ う が つ 十月
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You can see that in Japan, as in other countries, such as the United States, the week begins on Sunday and not on Monday. You will also see that the kanji 日 means day.
The years have a peculiarity in Japanese. They can be written in two ways: according to the Gregorian model, or according to the current era. Each era corresponds to the beginning of the emperor’s reign. We are currently in the 29th year of the Heisei era , which began on January 7, 1989 with Emperor Akihito. 月 is the kanji for month. It can also be seen that in kanji October is spoken of as the 10th month of the year. To say year, the kanji is 年.
In summary:
This article is not intended to teach Japanese and its writing from scratch to beginners. However, we want to give a general idea of the basic tools necessary in Japanese, which can later be completed if you attend class.
It is a practical guide for anyone who wants to embark on the adventure of traveling to Japan and see first-hand the richness of the local culture. It also serves as a communication tool in basic situations to be able to integrate and start talking with Japanese voice over talent.
Now, you can introduce yourself to a Japanese and understand the waiter when he brings you the bill , and even understand the most used time references.
So… are you ready to master Japanese perfectly? Then get to work!
