Topic N5

N5Grammar

Lesson 4: What time is it now?

Learn how to tell time, minutes, and phone numbers. Study everyday verbs (Masu form), tense conjugations, and time-related particles.

Meaning

What time is it now

✏️ Structure

今、~時 ~分 です

💡 Usage

Used to ask and answer about the current time.

  • Ima: Now.

  • ~ji: ~ O'clock.

  • ~fun/pun: ~ Minute(s).

📚 Examples

いま何時なんじですか。

Ima, nan-ji desu ka.

What time is it now?

710ぷんです。

Shichi-ji juppun desu.

It is 7:10.

いま、8時半じはんです。

Ima, hachi-ji han desu.

It is 8:30 now.

ニューヨークはいま何時なんじですか。

Nyuu yooku wa ima, nan-ji desu ka.

What time is it in New York now?

午前ごぜん4です。

Gozen yo-ji desu.

It is 4:00 AM.

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