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 the length of time in Japanese. Whether you need to talk about minutes or hours, or ask someone how long it will be until an event starts, you’ll find it here. This Japanese article for beginners is designed to teach you about the length of time. You’ll find a counter for minutes and hours, and find out how to tell people how long it takes to get from one place to another. With helpful graphics and plenty 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 – “medication”
shohoosen– “prescription”
kurai dono – “how long, how long”
kakarimasu – “to cost, to take” (masu form)
okane – “money”
jikan – “weather”
kurai/gourai – “approximately, about”
koko – “here, this place”
kiss sleeve – “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 requires time/money.
Prize Structure
Affirmative:
Amount of Money or Duration of Time / kakarimasu / “English”
sen-es / kakarimasu. / “It’s costs thousand yen.”
Ichijikan / kakarimasu. / “It’s taking an hour.”
Ask:
kurai dono Prayed dono gurai / kakarimasu ka. / “English”
kurai dono / kakarimasu ka. / “How long does it take?” or “How much does it cost?”
* Since we can use kakarimasu With time and money, there’s a good chance of confusion if you don’t specify the topic.
kurai / gourai – “on”
Kurai Prayed gourai express approximation. Note that the word order is different from English.
“About 1000 yen”
Correct: sen-en kurai
Incorrect: kurai sen-en
kurai dono – “how long, how long”
we can use kurai dono, dono gurai, golden kurai Y dore gurai indistinctly.
“How long does it take?” / “How much is it?”
- Dono kurai kakarimasu ka.
- Dono gurai kakarimasu ka.
- Dore kurai kakarimasu ka.
- Dore gurai kakarimasu ka.
Gramatical point
In this article, you’ll learn how to talk about time durations.
Hours and Minutes
Hour meter: –jikan
Minute counter: –funny can Prayed –fun
Hours
“English” / Japanese
1 hour / ichijikan
2 hours / nor jikan
3 hours / san jikan
4 hours / I jikan
5 hours / go jikan
6 hours / roku jikan
7 hours / nana-jikan Prayed shichijikan
8 hours / hachijikan
9 hours / kujikan
10 hours / juu-jikan
“How many hours?” / nanjikan
Minutes“English” / Japanese
1 minute / ippun ( they can)
2 minutes / it’s not funny ( they can)
3 minutes / saint pun ( they can)
4 minutes / very funny(they can) Prayed pun (they can)
5 minutes / Have fun ( they can)
6 minutes / roppun ( they can)
7 minutes / girl-fun ( they can)
8 minutes / going ( they can)
9 minutes / kuu funny ( they can)
10 minutes / Juppun ( they can)
“How many minutes?” / no pun ( they can)
*For “half an hour”, it is sanjuppun (they can), but not hankan.
*For an “hour and a half”, it is ichi jikanhanbut not ichi jikan hankan Prayed ichiji hankan.
examples
- Uchi kara daigaku did juppun kakarimasu. “It takes ten minutes to get to the university from my house.”
- Rondon kara Pari made ni-jikan juugo fun kakarimasu. “It takes two hours and fifteen minutes to go from London to Paris.”
Compared
- ni-ji 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 get to Tokyo? ________ kakarimasu.
