This/that + wa
This/that + noun
Kore (close to speaker) / Kono
Sore (close to listener) / Sono
Are (far from both) / Ano
This book is mine
Kono hon wa watashi no desu.
now
ima
What time is it now?
Ima nan-ji desu ka.
What time does the department store open/close?
Depāto wa nan-ji kara/made desu ka.
You are welcome.
Dō itashimashite.
The department store is open from 10 to 8.
Depāto wa jū-ji kara hachi-ji made desu.
What time
nan-ji
Woman
onna no hito
Person
hito
minute
-fun/-pun
a.m.
gozen (before time)
p.m.
gogo (before time)
supermarket
sūpā
Restaurant
resutoran
post office
yūbinkyoku
Work
shigoto
Meeting/conference
kaigi
Lunch break
Hiru-yasumi
Party
pātī
movie/cinema
eiga
half past (of time)
han
10
jū
11
jūichi