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Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Workbook I (Japanese Edition)

2nd Edition

Eri Banno

ISBN: 9784789014410

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Exercise 1

Step 1

1 of 3

When listening to the dialogue, there are two key pieces of information you want to listen for:

The time of day: AM (午前) or PM (午後)

The time (numerical value)

Step 2

2 of 3

From the dialogue, we can hear 午前 so it is in the morning.

We can then hear 四時（よじ）. This corresponds to 4 o’clock.

Result

3 of 3

It is 4 o’clock in the morning (4:00 AM) in Paris.

Exercise 2

Step 1

1 of 3

When listening to the dialogue, there are two key pieces of information you want to listen for:

The time of day: AM (午前) or PM (午後)

The time (numerical value)

Step 2

2 of 3

From the dialogue, we can hear 午後 so it is in the afternoon or evening.

We can then hear 九時（くじ）. This corresponds to 9 o’clock.

Please be careful since earlier on, the passenger asked what the current time was at their present location　七時 (しちじ）7 PM before asking what the time in Seoul was.

Result

3 of 3

It is 9 o’clock in the evening (9:00 PM) in Seoul.

Exercise 3

Step 1

1 of 3

When listening to the dialogue, there are two key pieces of information you want to listen for:

The time of day: AM (午前) or PM (午後)

The time (numerical value)

Step 2

2 of 3

From the dialogue, we can hear 午後 so it is in the afternoon or evening.

We can then hear 一時（いちじ）. This corresponds to 1 o’clock.

Result

3 of 3

It is 1 o’clock in the afternoon (1:00 PM) in New York.

Exercise 4

Step 1

1 of 4

When listening to the dialogue, there are two key pieces of information you want to listen for:

The time of day: AM (午前) or PM (午後)

The time (numerical value)

Step 2

2 of 4

In this dialogue, they introduce a new concept for us to learn: 半(はん)

This will refer to “half”. In our case for time, it will be the halfway point in an hour (or 30 minutes)

Step 3

3 of 4

From the dialogue, we can hear 七時半（しちじはん）. This corresponds to 7:30.

The passenger wants to verify whether it is in the morning or evening. We then hear 午前 so it is in the morning.

Result

4 of 4

It is seven thirty in the morning (7:30 AM) in London.

Exercise 5

Step 1

1 of 3

When listening to the dialogue, there are two key pieces of information you want to listen for:

The time of day: AM (午前) or PM (午後)

The time (numerical value)

Step 2

2 of 3

From the dialogue, we can hear 午前 so it is in the morning.

We can then hear 十一時（じゅいちじ）. This corresponds to 11 o’clock.

Result

3 of 3

It is 11 o’clock in the morning (11:00 AM) in Taipei.

Exercise 6

Step 1

1 of 4

When listening to the dialogue, there are two key pieces of information you want to listen for:

The time of day: AM (午前) or PM (午後)

The time (numerical value)

Step 2

2 of 4

In this dialogue, they reintroduce a new concept we learned earlier in exercise 4: 半(はん)

This will refer to “half”. In our case for time, it will be the halfway point in an hour (or 30 minutes)

Step 3

3 of 4

From the dialogue, we can hear 三時半（さんじはん）. This corresponds to 3:30.

The attendant then verifies the time of day. We then hear 午後 so it is in the afternoon.

Result

4 of 4

It is three thirty in the afternoon (3:30 PM) in Sydney.

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