N5 · Lesson 8
Clocks and calendars
〜時〜分 ・ 月／日 ・ 毎〜／来〜／先〜 ・ いつ ・ ごろ／ぐらい ・ 〜に 〜回
In this lesson, you will learn to tell the time, say dates, talk about this week, next month and last year, ask 'when?', and say how often you do something. You will also meet Tanaka's roommate, Ryo.
By the end you will be able to say
今 何時ですか。What time is it now?
夏祭りは 七月二十五日です。The summer festival is on July 25th.
テストは 来月です。The test is next month.
六時ごろ 始まります。It starts around six.
週に 一回 勉強します。I study once a week.
The grammar in this lesson
- What time is it? 〜時〜分 — Hours with 時, minutes with 分, half past with 半, and the irregular readings.
- Months and dates: 〜月〜日 — Months are number + 月; the first ten days have their own names.
- This week, next month, last year — 毎 (every), 今 (this), 来 (next), 先 (last) with 週, 月 and 年.
- When, around, about, how often — いつ, 〜ごろ (around a time), 〜ぐらい (about an amount), 〜に〜回.