How to Say “What time is it?” in Japanese

How do you say “What time is it?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

What time is it?

いま何時?

 ima nanji

If you want to ask politely, you can say :

いま何時ですか?

 ima nanji desuka

Pronunciation

“いま (ima)” means “now”, “何時 (nanji)” means “what time”.


いま
now

何時
what time