by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “What time are you leaving?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
What time are you leaving?
何時に出るの？
nanjini deruno*
*We often pronounce “出るの deruno” like “出んの denno” in casual conversation.
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
何時に出るんですか？
nanjini derundesuka
Pronunciation
- what time ＝ 何時に nanjini
- you are leaving ＝ あなたは出る anatawa deru
We do not usually say “あなたは anatawa (= you)” in everyday conversation.
何時に
what time
＋
（あなたは）出るの？
are (you) leaving?
