Telling the time in Japanese

English 日本語 (Japanese)
What time is it? 今何時ですか (ima nan ji desu ka?)
It's one o'clock 一時です (ichi ji desu)
It's quarter past one 一時十五ふんです (ichi ji jūgo fun desu)
It's half past one 一時半です (ichi ji han desu)
It's quarter to two 一時四十五分です (ichi ji yonjūgo fun desu)
It's two o'clock 二時です (ni ji desu)
It's quarter past two 二時十五ふんです (ni ji jūgo fun desu)
It's half past two 二時半です (ni ji han desu)
It's quarter to three 二時四十五分です (ni ji yonjūgo fun desu)
It's three o'clock 三時です (san ji desu)
It's quarter past three 三時十五ふんです (san ji jūgo fun desu)
It's half past three 三時半です (san ji han desu)
It's quarter to four 三時四十五分です (san ji yonjūgo fun desu)
It's four o'clock 四時です (yon ji desu)
It's quarter past four 四時十五ふんです (yon ji jūgo fun desu)
It's half past four 四時半です (yon ji han desu)
It's quarter to five 四時四十五分です (yon ji yonjūgo fun desu)
It's five o'clock 五時です (go ji desu)
It's quarter past five 五時十五ふんです (go ji jūgo fun desu)
It's half past five 五時半です (go ji han desu)
It's quarter to six 五時四十五分です (go ji yonjūgo fun desu)
It's six o'clock 六時です (roku ji desu)
It's quarter past six 六時十五ふんです (roku ji jūgo fun desu)
It's half past six 六時半です (roku ji han desu)
It's quarter to seven 六時四十五分です (roku ji yonjūgo fun desu)
It's seven o'clock 七時です (shichi ji desu)
It's quarter past seven 七時十五ふんです (shichi ji jūgo fun desu)
It's half past seven 七時半です (shichi ji han desu)
It's quarter to eight 七時四十五分です (shichi ji yonjūgo fun desu)
It's eight o'clock 八時です (hachi ji desu)
It's quarter past eight 八時十五ふんです (hachi ji jūgo fun desu)
It's half past eight 八時半です (hachi ji han desu)
It's quarter to nine 八時四十五分です (hachi ji yonjūgo fun desu)
It's nine o'clock 九時です (ku ji desu)
It's quarter past nine 九時十五ふんです (ku ji jūgo fun desu)
It's half past nine 九時半です (ku ji han desu)
It's quarter to ten 九時四十五分です (ku ji yonjūgo fun desu)
It's ten o'clock 十時です (jū ji desu)
It's quarter past ten 十時十五ふんです (jū ji jūgo fun desu)
It's half past ten 十時半です (jū ji han desu)
It's quarter to eleven 十時四十五分です (jū ji yonjūgo fun desu)
It's eleven o'clock 十一時です (jūichi ji desu)
It's quarter past eleven 十一時十五ふんです (jūichi ji jūgo fun desu)
It's half past eleven 十一時半です (jūichi ji han desu)
It's quarter to twelve 十一時四十五分です (jūichi ji yonjūgo fun desu)
It's twelve o'clock 十二時です (jūni ji desu)
It's quarter past twelve 十二時十五ふんです (jūni ji jūgo fun desu)
It's half past twelve 十二時半です (jūni ji han desu)
It's quarter to one 十二時四十五分です (jūni ji yonjūgo fun desu)
it's midday 正午です (shōgo desu)
it's midnight 夜半です (yahan desu)
in the morning 朝に (asa ni)
in the afternoon 午後に (gogo ni)
in the evening 夜に (yoru ni)

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