by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “I usually go to bed around 10 pm.” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
I usually go to bed around _ .
いつも _ 時位に寝てるよ。
itsumo _ jiguraini neteruyo
If you want to speak politely, you can say :
いつも _ 時位に寝てます。
itsumo _ jiguraini netemasu
When you want to say “I usually go to bed around _ .”, put the time just before “時 ji”.
“時” means “o’clock”.
- 9 pm = 9時 kuji
- 10 pm = 10時 juuji
- 11 pm = 11時 juuichiji
- 12 am = 12時 juuniji
- 1 am = 1時 ichiji
- 2 am = 2時 niji
For example, if you want to say “I usually go to bed around 10 pm.”, you can say like this :
いつも10時位に寝てるよ。
itsumo juujiguraini neteruyo
Or politely :
いつも10時位に寝てます。
itsumo juujiguraini netemasu
- I = わたしは watashiwa
- usually = いつも itsumo
- go to bed = 寝てる neteru
- around … = … 位に guraini
We do not usually say “わたしは watashiwa (= I)” in everyday conversation.
いつも
usually
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_ 時位に
around _
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寝てるよ
go to bed