Dates & Times Flashcards
(88 cards)
1
Q
Every day
A
Mainichi
2
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Every week
A
Maishuu
3
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Every month
A
Maitsuki
4
Q
Every year
A
Mainen / maitoshi
5
Q
Last week
A
Senshuu
6
Q
Last month
A
Sengetsu
7
Q
Last year*
A
Kyonen
8
Q
Next week
A
Raishuu
9
Q
Next month
A
Raigetsu
10
Q
Next year
A
Rainen
11
Q
Next Thursday
A
Raishuu no mokuyoubi
12
Q
This week
A
Konshuu
13
Q
This month
A
Kongetsu
14
Q
Last night
A
Yuube or sakuban
ゆうべ | さくばん
15
Q
Around 7o’clock
A
Shichiji goro
(Goro always comes after the time!)
16
Q
Around/about (amounts, time duration)
A
Gurai
17
Q
About how many minutes?
A
Nanpun gurai
なんぷんぐらい
18
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About how many days?
A
Nannichi gurai
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Q
First day of the month
A
Tsuitachi
ついたち
20
Q
2nd, 3rd, 4th day of the month
A
Futsuka, mikka, yokka
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5th, 6th, 7th day of the month
A
Itsuka, muika, nanoka
22
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8th, 9th, 10th, day of the month
A
youka, kokonoka, tooka
23
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14th day of the month
A
Juuyokka
juうyoっか
24
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20th day of the month
A
Hatsuka
はつか
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20 years old
Hatachi
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Days that are not 1-10, 14, and 20, and 24 end in ___
nichi
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24th day of the month
にjuうyoっか
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May 12th
ごがつjuうににち
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August 18th
はちがつjuうはちにち
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I was born on December 14th
juうにがつjuうyoっか ni umaremashita
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How to say a year in Japanese
say the number & end with 'nen'
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2010 (the year)
にせんjuうねん
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1987 (the year)
Senkyaku happyaku nanajuu nen
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1991 (the year)
Senkyaku kyuu-hyaku kyuujuu-ichi nen
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2026 (the year)
nisennijuuroku nen
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May 12, 2000
にせんねんごがつju
うににち
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Friday of next week
raishuu no kinyobi
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October of last year
kyoねんのじゅうがつ
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Numeric sizes (S) (M) (L)
Eso, Emu, Eru (eru no kora onegaishimasu)
40
Counter for general/abstract objects (How many?)
いくつ?
(This counter is very similar to days of the week eg kokonotsu) when in doubt, use this one
41
Counter for flat objects (How many?) (cards, plates, envelopes, clothing, plates, paper tickets)
なんまい？
(This counter is easy...number + mai)
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Counter for round objects (How many?) (Fruit, balls, etc)
なんこ?
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Counter for cylindrical items (How many?) (umbrellas, bottles, candles, pens)
なんぼん?
44
Five chairs, please
椅子を五つ、ください。
(isu o isutsu kudasai)
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Two apples
りんごをにこ、ください。
Ringo o Niko kudasai
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Seven bananas
バナナをななほん、ください。
Banana o nanaman kudasai
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Particle used for time (in, on, at) / or (exact) location markers
Ni
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AM vs PM
Gozen / Gogo
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Half past the hour (eg 6:30)
Han (roku ji han)
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We will return at 7:30pm
Gogo shichiji han ni kaerimasu.
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From when?
Itsu kara
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From what time?
Nanji Kara?
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From Monday....
Getsuyoubi kara
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From where?
Doko kara
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From that place over there (distant)
Asoko kara
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Until what time?
Nanji made?
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Until 3 o clock
Sanji made
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Until today
Kyou made
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Until where?
Doko made?
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Until 4pm
Yonji made
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I"m going as far as Hokkaido
Hokkaido made ikimasu
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From now (starting now) - 2 ways
Ima kara, Kore kara
(NOTE: only "ima" phrase can be used to refer to events from the past). However, They are both used to express that the present time is being used as a starting point when speaking about the future.
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Again later
またあとで
Mataa tode
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How many weeks?
Nan shuukan
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How many days?
Nan nichi?
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How many hours?
Nan jikan?
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How many months?
Nan ka getsu
(when counting months, use standard i, ni, San counter but don't forget to include ka)
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How many years?
Nan nen
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Two weeks ago
Nishuukan mae
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One year ago
Ichinen mae
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I got married three weeks ago
さんしゅうかんまえにけっこんしました。
(sanshuukanmae ni kekkonshimashita)
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Five minutes ago
Gopun mae
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Where are you going (from this point)?
Koko Kara doko ni ikimasu ka?
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I shopped for (around) 5 hours
ごじかん (gurai)、かいものをしました。
Gojikan (gurai) kaimono o shimashita
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How many hours to Osaka from here?
Kore Kara Osaka made nanjikan desu ka/arimasu ka?
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Every Sunday
Maishuu nichiyoubi
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I'm there for about two months
Nikagetsu gurai ikimasu
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Probably about two hours
Tabun nijikan gurai desu
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How long?
Dore?
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How many times? (event frequency)
Nankai?
Exceptions: 1st time - ikkai
6th time - rokkai
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Sentence structure for how many times something has been done in a certain period of time
[Time span ni] + [number of times] + [action]
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About how long do you study Japanese a day?
(In a day, Japanese how long do you study?)
Ichinichi ni, nihongo o dore gurai benkyoushimashita?
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I study for three hours a day
Ichinichi ni sanjikan benkyoushimasu
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I went to France every six months
Rokkagetsu ni ikkai Furansu ni ikimashita
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I take my vitamins once a day
Ichinichi ni ikkai, bitamin o nomimasu
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I practice with my bands twice a week
Isshuukan ni nikai bando to renshuu o suru (renshuu o shimasu)
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Around how many minutes does it take by train from Osaka to Tokyo?
Osaka Kara Tokyo made densha de nanpun gurai kakarimasu ka?
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(Around) How many more minutes will it take?
Ato nanpun gurai kakarimasu ka?
