Time & Routine
Study task
Grammar + short writing
Suggested time: ~25 min
Time Expressions & Daily Routine
The vocabulary and patterns to describe when things happen โ then write about your own day.
Telling time
| Japanese | Reading / meaning |
|---|---|
| 1ๆ / 4ๆ / 7ๆ / 9ๆ | ใใกใ / ใใ / ใใกใ / ใใ |
| ใๅ | minutes (1ใทใ, 3ใทใ, 4ใตใโฆ) |
| ๅ | half past |
| ๅๅ / ๅๅพ | a.m. / p.m. |
| ใใใ | around ~ (time) |
Particles with time
โข Specific time point โ ใซ: 7ๆ[ใใกใ]ใซ ่ตท[ใ]ใใพใใ 6ๆ[ใใใใค]ใซ ่ก[ใ]ใใพใใ โข Relative time (today, tomorrow, now, every day) โ no particle: ใใใ ๅๅผท[ในใใใใ]ใใพใใ โข Span โ ใใใใใพใง: 9ๆใใ 5ๆใพใง ๅ[ใฏใใ]ใใพใใ โข Duration (how long) โ no ใซ: 2ๆ้[ใใใ] ๅๅผทใใพใใใ
Frequency adverbs
| Japanese | Meaning | Verb form |
|---|---|---|
| ใใคใ | always | + |
| ใใ | often | + |
| ใจใใฉใ | sometimes | + |
| ใใพใ | not very often | โ |
| ใใใใ | never / not at all | โ |
ๆฏๆ 6ๆๅใใ ่ตทใใพใใ
I get up around 6:30 every morning.
ๆๆๆฅใใ ้ๆๆฅใพใง ๅคงๅญฆใซ ่กใใพใใ
I go to university from Monday to Friday.
้ฑๆซใฏ ใใพใ ๅบใใใพใใใ
I don't go out much on weekends.
ๅค 11ๆใซ ๅฏใ ๅใซใๆฌใ ่ชญใฟใพใใ
Before I sleep at 11 p.m., I read a book.
Particle check
ใซ or nothing (ร = no particle).
I go to work at 7 every day.
ๆฏๆฅ 7ๆ ไผ็คพใซ ่กใใพใใ
Writing prompt
Write 5โ8 sentences about a typical weekday: when you get up, what you do in the morning, afternoon, and evening, and one thing you sometimes / rarely do. Use at least three time expressions and two frequency adverbs.
Self-check
- Every clock time is followed by ใซ
- Relative times (ไปๆฅ, ๆฏๆฅโฆ) have no particle
- Frequency adverbs match the verb polarity (ใใพใ๏ผใใใใ + negative)
- Verbs are in consistent ใงใ๏ผใพใ form
Model answer
็งใฏ ๆฏๆ 6ๆใซ ่ตทใใพใใ
I get up at 6 every morning.
ๆใ้ฃฏใ ้ฃในใฆใใใ7ๆๅใซ ๅฎถใ ๅบใพใใ
After breakfast, I leave home at 7:30.
ๅๅไธญใฏ ๅคงๅญฆใง ๆๆฅญใ ใใใพใใ
In the morning I have classes at university.
ๆผใ้ฃฏใฏ ใใใฆใ ๅใ ใกใจ ้ฃในใพใใ
I usually eat lunch with friends.
ๅๅพใฏ ๅณๆธ้คจใง 3ๆ้ใใใ ๅๅผทใใพใใ
In the afternoon I study at the library for about 3 hours.
ๅคใฏ ใจใใฉใ ใธใ ใซ ่กใใพใใใ้ฑๆซใฏ ใใพใ ๅบใใใพใใใ
In the evening I sometimes go to the gym, but on weekends I don't go out much.
11ๆใใ ๅฏใพใใ
I sleep around 11.
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