On this page, you can learn how to say when a sports game will start in Japanese.
Key Sentence
First box: English, Second box: Romaji, Last box: Japanese writing and audio
The game will start at 2 pm. |
shi a i wa go go ni ji ni ha ji ma ri ma su |
しあいは午後二時に始まります。 |
One by one
- しあい → game
- は → → no meaning
- 午後(ご・ご) → pm
- 二時(に・じ) → 2 o’clock
- に → at
- 始まります(はじ・まります) → start
Vocabulary
Vocabulary: Time - o'clock
一時 (1 o'clock)、二時 (2 o'clock)、三時 (3 o'clock)、四時 (4 o'clock)、五時 (5 o'clock)、六時 (6 o'clock)、七時 (7 o'clock)、八時 (8 o'clock)、九時 (9 o'clock)、十時 (10 o'clock)、十一時 (11 o'clock)、十二時 (12 o'clock)
Note: AM and PM
AM is 午前(ご・ぜん)and PM is 午後(ご・ご). They need to be placed in front of time.
Example
- 3 pm → 午後三時
- 8 pm → 午後八時
- 10 am → 午前十時
- 6 am → 午前六時
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- The game will start at 3 pm.
- The game will start at 11 am.
Task 2: Change into English.
- しあいは午前九時に始まります。
- しあいは午後七時に始まります。
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.