A1 Course

A1: Tell time and make a schedule

時間と予定

Beginner
~40 min

I can ask and tell the time and state when a simple activity happens.

Can-do goal

I can ask and tell the time and state when a simple activity happens.

Time

いま なんじですか。
くじはんです。 Four, seven and nine o'clock are よじ, しちじ and くじ.

Minutes

The minute counter changes sound: いっぷん, さんぷん, よんぷん, ろっぷん, はっぷん and じゅっぷん use ぷん; にふん, ごふん, ななふん and きゅうふん use ふん.

Particle に

Use に with a specific time: しちじに おきます. Relative times such as きょう and あした normally omit it.

Output task

Create a three-item schedule and ask when one activity begins.

Reading Guide よみかた

Open the kana only when you need help reading the lesson's core Japanese.

Model dialogue Show kana
A:べんきょうは いつですか。 B:げつようびの しちじです。 A:しちじはんですか。 B:いいえ、しちじです。
Target sentence Show kana
しちじです。

Grammar Focus 文法ポイント

time に Vます
A1

Meaning: Mark the specific time of an action.

Build it: specific time + に + polite verb

When to use it: Relative times such as 今日 often omit に.

七時におきます。
Reading help · よみかた
しちじに おきます。
I get up at seven.

Watch out: Do not mark an action time with を.

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Lesson Info
Category A1 Course
Level Beginner
Time ~40 min
Lesson Contents