Telling the Time                 Time is money.


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morning
asa    


noon
shougo    


afternoon
gogo    


night
yoru    


2:45
ni-ji yon juu go fun    

ni: 2
yon: 4
juu: 10
go: 5

Kanji translation:
ji: o'clock

fun, (pun): minute


3:30
san-ji san juppun    

san: 3
ji: o'clock
ju: 10
pun: minute

san-ji han    

san: 3
ji: o'clock

Kanji translation:
han: half


4:50
yo-ji go juppun    

yo: 4
ji: o'clock
go: 5
ju: 10
pun: minute

5:15
go-ji juu go fun    

go: 5
ji: o'clock
juu: 10
go: 5
fun: minute

6:05
roku-ji go fun    

roku: 6
ji: o'clock
go: 5
fun: minute

7:20
shichi-ji ni juppun    

shichi: 7
ji: o'clock
ni: 2
ju: 10
pun: minute

I get up at seven in the morning.
Watashi wa asa shichi-ji ni oki masu.    

watashi: I
shichi: 7
ji: o'clock
ni: at

Kanji translation:
asa: in the morning

okiru: get up


an hour (duration)
ichi-jikan    

ichi: 1

Kanji translation:
jikan: hour


an hour and a half (duration)
ichi-jikan han    

ichi: 1
jikan: hour

Kanji translation:
han: half


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