LESSON 04
Time and days

Tell the time, say when you do things with 〜に, give hours with 〜から〜まで, connect nouns with 〜と, and use the past tense.

単語Vocabulary48 words
get up, wake upv.
sleep, go to bedv.
workv.
take a rest, take a holidayv.
studyv.
finishv.
department storen.
bankn.
post officen.
libraryn.
art museum, art galleryn.
nown.
~ o'clockcount.
~ minutecount.
halfn.
what timeinterr.
what minuteinterr.
a.m., morningn.
p.m., afternoonn.
morningn.
daytime, noonn.
night, eveningn.
the day before yesterdayn.
yesterdayn.
todayn.
tomorrown.
the day after tomorrown.
this morningn.
this evening, tonightn.
rest, a holiday, a day offn.
lunchtimen.
examination, testn.
meeting, conferencen.
film, movien.
every morningn.
every nightn.
every dayn.
Mondayn.
Tuesdayn.
Wednesdayn.
Thursdayn.
Fridayn.
Saturdayn.
Sundayn.
what day of the weekinterr.
from ~part.
up to ~, until ~part.
and (connecting nouns)part.
文型Grammar patterns6 points
Tell the time: 時 (o'clock) and 分 (minutes) after the number; なん goes before 時／分 to ask.
例
What time is it now? It's 7:10.
Polite verb: non-past (habit/future) & past, affirmative & negative.
例
I get up at six every morning.
に marks the clock time / date of an action (optional with relative-time words: きょう, あした…).
例
I get up at six-thirty.
から = start (time/place), まで = end; either can be used alone.
例
I study from 9 to 5.
と connects two nouns in a coordinate relation ("and").
例
The bank is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
Sentence-final ね elicits agreement or confirms what was understood.
例
That's tough, isn't it?
例文Example sentences4 pairs
Q.
What time is it now?
A.
It's 7:10.
Q.
Did you study yesterday?
A.
No, I didn't.
Q.
What time do you get up in the mornings?
A.
[I get up at] six.
Q.
I study till ten every day.
A.
That's tough, isn't it?
参考電話[でんわ]・手紙[てがみ] — Telephone & letters (emergency numbers, address)10 words
police
fire / ambulance
time
weather forecast
directory inquiries
postal (zip) code
prefecture
city
ward
town
漢字Kanji8 characters
now
4 strokes
time, hour
10 strokes
minute, part
4 strokes
half
5 strokes
every
6 strokes
morning
12 strokes
rest
6 strokes
weekday
18 strokes
練習Review quiz6 questions
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