起きます
get up, wake up
Watashi wa maiasa rokuji ni okimasu.
→ I get up at 6 every morning.
寝ます
sleep, go to bed
Kinō wa jūichiji ni nemashita.
→ I went to bed at 11 yesterday.
働きます
work
Chichi wa getsuyōbi kara kinyōbi made hatarakimasu.
→ My father works from Monday to Friday.
休みます
take a rest, take a holiday
Ashita kaisha o yasumimasu.
→ I will take tomorrow off from work.
勉強します
study
Mainichi nihongo o benkyō shimasu.
→ I study Japanese every day.
終わります
finish
Shigoto wa goji ni owarimasu.
→ Work finishes at 5.
デパート
department store
Depāto wa jūji kara desu.
→ The department store opens at 10.
銀行
bank
Ginkō wa doko desu ka.
→ Where is the bank?
郵便局
post office
Yūbinkyoku wa doyōbi yasumi desu.
→ The post office is closed on Saturdays.
図書館
library
Toshokan de hon o yomimasu.
→ I read books at the library.
美術館
art museum
Bijutsukan wa jūji kara yoji made desu.
→ The art museum is open from 10 to 4.
今
now
Ima nanji desu ka.
→ What time is it now?
―時
- o'clock
Ima wa sanji desu.
→ It is 3 o'clock now.
―分
- minute
Sanji jūgofun ni kyūkei shimasu.
→ I take a break at 3:15.
半
half
Shichiji han ni okimasu.
→ I get up at 7:30.
何時
what time
Kaigi wa nanji kara desu ka.
→ What time does the meeting start?
何分
what minute
Daigaku made nanpun desu ka.
→ How many minutes does it take to the university?
午前
a.m., morning
Kaigi wa gozen no kuji kara desu.
→ The meeting starts at 9 a.m.
午後
p.m., afternoon
Gogo goji ni kaerimasu.
→ I go home at 5 p.m.
朝
morning
Asa, pan o tabemasu.
→ I eat bread in the morning.
昼
daytime, noon
Hiru, shokudō e ikimasu.
→ I go to the cafeteria at noon.
晩(夜)
night, evening
Ban, terebi o mimasu.
→ I watch TV in the evening.
おととい
the day before yesterday
Ototoi wa nichiyōbi deshita.
→ The day before yesterday was Sunday.
昨日
yesterday
Kinō wa ame deshita.
→ It rained yesterday.
今日
today
Kyō wa atsui desu.
→ It is hot today.
明日
tomorrow
Ashita wa shiken desu.
→ There is an exam tomorrow.
あさって
the day after tomorrow
Asatte kuni e kaerimasu.
→ I will return to my country the day after tomorrow.
今朝
this morning
Kesa rokuji ni okimashita.
→ I got up at 6 this morning.
今晩
this evening, tonight
Konban benkyō shimasu ka.
→ Will you study tonight?
休み
rest, a holiday, a day off
Ashita wa yasumi desu.
→ Tomorrow is a day off.
昼休み
lunchtime
Hiruyasumi wa jūniji kara ichiji made desu.
→ Lunch break is from 12 to 1.
毎朝
every morning
Maiasa kōhī o nomimasu.
→ I drink coffee every morning.
毎晩
every night
Maiban jūichiji ni nemasu.
→ I go to bed at 11 every night.
毎日
every day
Mainichi kanji o benkyō shimasu.
→ I study kanji every day.
月曜日
Monday
Getsuyōbi ni kaigi ga arimasu.
→ There is a meeting on Monday.
火曜日
Tuesday
Kayōbi wa hatarakimasen.
→ I do not work on Tuesday.
水曜日
Wednesday
Suiyōbi wa hayaku kaerimasu.
→ I go home early on Wednesday.
木曜日
Thursday
Mokuyōbi no gogo wa yasumi desu.
→ Thursday afternoon is a day off.
金曜日
Friday
Kinyōbi ni tomodachi ni aimasu.
→ I meet a friend on Friday.
土曜日
Saturday
Doyōbi wa gakkō ga arimasen.
→ There is no school on Saturday.
日曜日
Sunday
Nichiyōbi wa depāto e ikimasu.
→ I go to the department store on Sunday.
何曜日
what day of the week
Kyō wa nanyōbi desu ka.
→ What day of the week is it today?
番号
number
Heya no bangō wa nimaruichi desu.
→ The room number is 201.
何番
what number
Denwa bangō wa nanban desu ka.
→ What is the telephone number?
~から
from ~
Shigoto wa kuji kara desu.
→ Work starts at 9.
~まで
up to ~, until ~
Ginkō wa sanji made desu.
→ The bank is open until 3.
~と
~ and ~
Ginkō no yasumi wa doyōbi to nichiyōbi desu.
→ Saturday and Sunday are days off.
そちら
your place
Sochira wa nanji kara desu ka.
→ What time does your office open?
大変ですね
That's tough, isn't it?
A: Mainichi jūji made hatarakimasu. B: Taihen desu ne.
→ You work until 10 every day? That's tough.
えーと
well, let me see
Denwa bangō wa, ēto, ichi ni san no yon go roku nana desu.
→ The telephone number is, um, 123-4567.
104
104 (telephone directory assistance number in Japan)
Hyakuyon ni denwa shimasu.
→ I will call 104.
お願いします
Please.
Yamato bijutsukan no denwa bangō o onegaishimasu.
→ I would like the telephone number of the Yamato Art Museum, please.
かしこまりました
Certainly (sir, madam)
Hai, kashikomarimashita.
→ Certainly.
お問い合わせの番号
the number being inquired about
Otoiawase no bangō wa ichi ni san no yon go roku nana desu.
→ The number you asked about is 123-4567.
[どうも]ありがとうございました。
Thank you very much.
Dōmo arigatō gozaimashita.
→ Thank you very much.
ニューヨーク
New York
Nyūyōku wa ima gozen yoji desu.
→ It is now 4 a.m. in New York.
北京
Beijing
Pekin wa ima nanji desu ka.
→ What time is it now in Beijing?
ロンドン
London
Rondon wa ima gogo desu.
→ It is afternoon in London now.
バンコク
Bangkok
Watashi wa Bankoku kara kimashita.
→ I came from Bangkok.
ロサンゼルス
Los Angeles
Rosanzerusu no kaisha de hatarakimasu.
→ I work at a company in Los Angeles.
やまと美術館
name of a fictitious art museum
Yamato bijutsukan wa ashita yasumi desu.
→ The Yamato Art Museum is closed tomorrow.
大阪デパート
name of a fictitious department store
Ōsaka depāto de kutsu o kaimashita.
→ I bought shoes at Osaka Department Store.
みどり図書館
name of a fictitious library
Midori toshokan wa nanji kara desu ka.
→ What time does Midori Library open?
アップル銀行
name of a fictitious bank
Appuru ginkō wa sanji made desu.
→ Apple Bank is open until 3.