How long it takes
Word sets, Stage 3chunk 1 of 19Clock time
Lets you say how many hours, minutes, seconds or weeks something lasts.
- -jikanhours (length of time)
- -funkanminutes (as a length of time)
- -byousecond(s)
- -shuukanweeks (length of time)
Mix-ups niji (two o'clock) vs nijikan (two hours).
-jikan
hours (length of time)
ichijikan, nijikan, sanjikan, yojikan, gojikan, rokujikan, nanajikan (or shichijikan), hachijikan, kujikan, juujikan; how long is nanjikan.
Jikan alone means 'time': jikan ga nai = no time.
densha de nijikan gurai kakaru yo.
It takes about two hours by train.
電車で二時間ぐらいかかるよ。
densha de nijikan gurai kakarimasu.
It takes about two hours by train.
電車で二時間ぐらいかかります。
Written 時間 · じかんRank #181 in 3,030 TV dramas
-funkan
minutes (as a length of time)
Stresses how long: juppunkan = for ten minutes; in speech plain -fun often does the same job.
Same sound changes as -fun: ippunkan, sanpunkan, roppunkan, juppunkan.
jaa, gofunkan dake yasumou ka.
Okay, let's rest for just five minutes.
じゃあ、五分間だけ休もうか。
dewa, gofunkan dake yasumimashou.
Then let's rest for just five minutes.
では、五分間だけ休みましょう。
Written 分間 · ふんかんRank #5784 in 3,030 TV dramas
-byou
second(s)
No sound changes: ichibyou, nibyou ... juubyou; how many is nanbyou.
For 'just a second', people say chotto matte, not byou.
ato sanjuubyou de hajimaru yo.
It starts in thirty seconds.
あと三十秒で始まるよ。
ato sanjuubyou de hajimarimasu.
It starts in thirty seconds.
あと三十秒で始まります。
Written 秒 · びょうRank #1787 in 3,030 TV dramas
-shuukan
weeks (length of time)
isshuukan, nishuukan, sanshuukan, yonshuukan, goshuukan, rokushuukan, nanashuukan, hasshuukan, kyuushuukan, jusshuukan; how many is nanshuukan.
Raishuu (next week) and senshuu (last week) don't take -kan.
isshuukan gurai yasumi toru tsumori.
I'm planning to take about a week off.
一週間ぐらい休み取るつもり。
isshuukan gurai yasumi o toru tsumori desu.
I'm planning to take about a week off.
一週間ぐらい休みを取るつもりです。
Written 週間 · しゅうかんRank #4683 in 3,030 TV dramas