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Example sentences (55)

Parts of the day

asa · morning
I get up at six in the morning.
ban · evening
I will be home in the evening.
hiru · noon, daytime
It's hot during the day.
yūgata · evening, late afternoon
I'll call you in the late afternoon.
yūbe · last night
I went to bed early last night.
yoru · night
It's quiet at night.
konya · tonight
What shall we eat tonight?
hiruma · daytime
I'm not home during the day.
yoake · dawn, daybreak
I talked with my friend until dawn.
yonaka · midnight, dead of night
I was startled when the phone rang in the middle of the night.

Meals

asagohan · breakfast
Did you have breakfast?
gohan · cooked rice, meal
Dinner's ready.
tabemono · food
What's your favorite food?
bangohan · dinner
What do you want for dinner?
hirugohan · lunch
Let's have lunch together.
yūhan · supper
I'll get supper ready.
hiruyasumi · lunch break
What time does lunch break start?
ohiru · lunch, noon
What are you having for lunch?
chūshoku · lunch
I eat lunch in the company cafeteria.
chōshoku · breakfast
Breakfast is served from seven.

Now, before & after

ato · after, later
I'll call you later.
ima · now
What time is it now?
saki · ahead, previous, future
Go on ahead.
tsugi · next
I'm getting off at the next station.
toki · time, when
What do you do when you're free?
hajime · beginning
I was nervous at first.
sakki · a little while ago
There was a phone call a little while ago.
kono aida · the other day
Thanks for the other day.
konogoro · these days
These days I can't sleep well.
korekara · from now on; from here
I'm about to go meet a friend.
saikin · recently
You've been busy lately.
kondo · next time; this time
Let's go together next time.

Years, every & calendar

ototoshi · the year before last
I went to Japan the year before last.
karendā · calendar
I'll write it on the calendar.
sarainen · the year after next
I graduate the year after next.
toshi · year, age
How old are you?
maitsuki · every month
I buy a book every month.
maitoshi · every year
I go to Kyoto every year.
maiban · every night
I study Japanese every night.
toshitsuki · months and years
Many long years have passed.
chōki · long term
I'd like to take a long vacation.
teiki · fixed period, regular
I get regular checkups.
yōbi · day of the week
What day of the week is it today?

Present, past & future

genzai · now, the present
The current time is three o'clock.
gendai · today, modern times
Modern life is convenient.
konkai · this time
I'll pay this time.
kongo · from now on
I'll be careful from now on.
kako · the past
You can't change the past.
mirai · the future
The future is bright.
kindai · modern era
I'm studying modern history.
saichū · in the middle of
The phone rang in the middle of dinner.
sai · occasion, time when
Take an umbrella when you leave.
kure · year end; dusk
The end of the year is busy.
senjitsu · the other day
Thank you for the other day.
tōji · at that time, in those days
Back then there were no mobile phones.