How to Say “It’s almost _ (time).” in Japanese

How do you say “It’s almost noon.” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

It’s almost _ (time).

もうすぐ _ 時だね。

 mousugu* _ ji dane

If you want to speak politely, you can say :

もうすぐ _ 時ですね。

 mousugu* _ ji desune

*We pronounce “mousugu” like “mōsugu”.

When you want to say “It’s almost _ (time).”, put the time just before “時 ji”.

“時” means “o’clock”.

  • 1 am / pm = 1時 ichiji
  • 2 am / pm = 2時 niji
  • 3 am / pm = 3時 sanji
  • 4 am / pm = 4時 yoji
  • 5 am / pm = 5時 goji
  • 6 am / pm = 6時 rokuji
  • 7 am / pm = 7時 shichiji
  • 8 am / pm = 8時 hachiji
  • 9 am / pm = 9時 kuji
  • 10 am / pm = 10時 juuji
  • 11 am / pm = 11時 juuichiji
  • 12 am / pm = 12時 juuniji

For example, if you want to say “It’s almost noon.”, you can say like this :

もうすぐ12時だね。

 mousugu juuniji dane

Or politely :

もうすぐ12時ですね。

 mousugu juuniji desune


もうすぐ
it’s almost

12時だね
noon