Learn Japanese fast! There is nothing worse than being late for an important meeting or event. This is why it is important that you understand how to talk about length of time in Japanese. Whether you need to talk in minutes or hours, or ask someone how long it will be until an event starts, you will find it here. This Japanese article for beginners is designed to teach you about the length of time. You will find a minute and hour counter, and you will discover how to tell people how long it takes to get from one place to another. With helpful graphics and lots of example sentences, this Japanese article is exactly what you need.
Vocabulary: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:
yakkyoku – “pharmacy, drugstore”
kusuri – “medicine”
shohoosen– “prescription”
dono kurai – “how long, how long”
kakarimasu – “cost, take” (masu form)
o-kane – “money”
jikan – “hour”
kurai/gurai – “about, about”
koko – “here, this place”
kissa manga – “comic coffee”
Grammar: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:
Vocabulary and useful phrases in a hospital
kakarimasu – “take, cost”
Kakarimasu is he –masu verb form kakaru. Kakaru conveys the meaning that something takes time / money.
Sentence structure
Affirmative:
Amount of money or duration of time / kakarimasu / “English”
Sen-in / kakarimasu. / “That costs one thousand yen. “
Ichi-jikan / kakarimasu. / “That you accept one hour. “
Question:
Dono kurai gold Dono gurai / kakarimasu ka. / “English”
Dono kurai / kakarimasu ka. / “How long does it take?” or “How much does it cost?”
* Since we can use kakarimasu With both time and money, there is a good chance of confusion if you don’t specify the topic.
kurai / gurai – “about”
Kurai gold gurai express approximation. Please note that the word order is different from English.
“Approximately 1000 yen”
Correct: sen-en kurai
Incorrect: kurai sen-en
dono kurai – “how long, how long”
We can use dono kurai, dono gurai, dore kurai Y dore gurai indistinctly.
“How long does it take?” / “How much?”
- Dono kurai kakarimasu ka.
- Dono gurai kakarimasu ka.
- Dore kurai kakarimasu ka.
- Dore gurai kakarimasu ka.
Gramatical point
In this article, you will learn how to talk about the length of time.
Hours and minutes
Hour meter: –jikan
Minute counter: –funny kan gold –fun
Hours
“English” / Japanese
1 hour / ichi-jikan
2 hours / ni-jikan
3 hours / san-jikan
4 hours / I-jikan
5 hours / go-jikan
6 hours / roku-jikan
7 hours / nana-jikan gold shichi-jikan
8 hours / hachi-jikan
9 hours / ku-jikan
10 hours / juu-jikan
“How many hours?” / nan-jikan
Minutes“English” / Japanese
1 minute / ippun ( khan)
2 minutes / no-fun ( khan)
3 minutes / san-pun ( khan)
4 minutes / yon-fun(khan) gold yon-pun (khan)
5 minutes / have fun ( khan)
6 minutes / roppun ( khan)
7 minutes / lullaby-fun ( khan)
8 minutes / happy ( khan)
9 minutes / kyuu-fun ( khan)
10 minutes / juppun ( khan)
“How many minutes?” / nan-pun ( khan)
* For “half an hour”, it is sanjuppun (khan), but not hankan.
* For “an hour and a half”, it is ichi-jikan han, but not ichi-jikan hankan gold ichiji-hankan.
Examples of
- Uchi kara daigaku did juppun kakarimasu. “It takes ten minutes to get to the university from my house.”
- Rondon kara Bet made ni-jikan juugo fun kakarimasu. “It takes two hours and fifteen minutes to go from London to Paris.”
Compared
- ni-hee gojuppun = 2:50
- ni-jikan gojuppun = two hours and 50 minutes
- go-hee han = half past five
- go-jikan han = five and a half hours
Practice
Answer the following questions in Japanese.
- How long does it take to get to the nearest train station? ____ kakarimasu.
- How long does it take to get to the nearest airport? _____ kakarimasu.
- How long does it take to get to the nearest department store? ______ kakarimasu.
- How long does it take to come to Tokyo? ________ kakarimasu.