by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “I usually get up at 6 am.” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
I usually get up at _ .
いつも _ 時に起きてるよ。
itsumo _ jini okiteruyo
If you want to speak politely, you can say :
いつも _ 時に起きてます。
itsumo _ jini okitemasu
When you want to say “I usually get up at _ .”, put the time just before “時 ji”.
“時” means “o’clock”.
- 5 am = 5時 goji
- 6 am = 6時 rokuji
- 7 am = 7時 shichiji
- 8 am = 8時 hachiji
- 9 am = 9時 kuji
- 10 am = 10時 juuji
For example, if you want to say “I usually get up at 6 am.”, you can say like this :
いつも6時に起きてるよ。
itsumo rokujini okiteruyo
Or politely :
いつも6時に起きてます。
itsumo rokujini okitemasu
- I = わたしは watashiwa
- usually = いつも itsumo
- get up = 起きてる okiteru
- at … = … に ni
We do not usually say “わたしは watashiwa (= I)” in everyday conversation.
いつも
usually
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_ 時に
at _
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起きてるよ
get up