Exercices
1. State the time. Practice telling the times that are given below. Check lesson 3 for examples.
ex. 8:00 = hachi-ji
1. 4:30 = ........................................
2. 7:00 = ........................................
3. 6:15 = ........................................
4.11:20= ........................................
5.12:45=.........................................
2. How to ask and give the time. Make up dialogues following the pattern of the example.Use the times that are given in exercise 1.
ex. Ima nan-ji desu ka.
hachi-ji desu.
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2. ..........................................................................................
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3. ..........................................................................................
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4. ..........................................................................................
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5. ..........................................................................................
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3. Make up sentences following the patterns of the examples.Replace the underlined words with the words in parentheses.
A. State a bank's opening time.
ex. Ginkoo wa kuu-ji kara desu.
1...........................................................................................(08:00)
2...........................................................................................(10:00)
B. Express what time work will finish.
ex. Shigoto wa roku-ji made desu.
1...........................................................................................(5:30)
2...........................................................................................(7:00)
C. How to state from what time until what time your work times is.
ex. Shigoto wa hachi-ji kara go-ji han made desu.
1.........................................................................................(7:00, 6:00)
2.........................................................................................(11:00, 9:00)
4. Make up dialogues following the patterns of the examples. Replace the underlined words with the words in parentheses.
A. Asking and answering what time a business opens.
ex. a. Depaato wa nan-ji kara desu ka.
b. Hachi-ji kara desu.
1.a. ........................................................................................(suupaa)
b..........................................................................................(10:00)
2.a..........................................................................................(yuubinkyoku)
. b...........................................................................................(9:00)
B. Asking and answering what time something will end or close.
ex.a. Paatii wa nan-ji made desu ka.
b. Gogo juuni-ji kara desu.
1. a.........................................................................................(resutoran)
b.............................................................................................(gogo 11:30)
2. a..........................................................................................(kaigi)
b..............................................................................................(gogo 10:30)
C. Asking and answering what an event's hours are.
ex. a. Kaigi wa nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka.
b. ichi-ji kara san-ji made desu.
1a............................................................................................(hiru-yasumi)
b..............................................................................................(12:30, 1:30)
2a............................................................................................(eiga)
b..............................................................................................(4:15, 6:30)
5. How find out when a service will begin or when a facility will open.
ex. Ms. Sakura is at a resort hotel. She ask the front desk when meals are served and when the hotels facilities open.
Sakura: Sumimasen. Asa-gohan wa nan-ji kara desu ka.
furonto: shichi-ji kara desu.
Sakura: doomo arigatoo.
1.Sakura:..............................................................................................(ban-gohan)
furonto:...............................................................................................(6:30)
Sakura:................................................................................................
2.Sakura:..............................................................................................(puuruu)
furonto:...............................................................................................(8:00 a.m.)
Sakura:................................................................................................
3.Sakura:..............................................................................................(jimu)
furonto:...............................................................................................(9:00 a.m.)
Sakura:................................................................................................
Furonto = the front desk(of a facility)