Ask the time and find out when a shop opens and closes.

The idea

何時 asks for an hour; 今何時ですか asks what time it is now. に marks the opening time in 九時に開きます: the shop opens at nine. まで marks an endpoint: 六時まで means until six, not starting at six.

Patterns to compare
JapaneseMeaning
すみません、今いま何時なんじですか。Excuse me, what time is it now?
今いまは三時さんじです。It is three o’clock now.
あの店みせは何時なんじに開あきますか。What time does that shop over there open?

Examples

  • すみません、今いま何時なんじですか。Excuse me, what time is it now?
  • 今いまは三時さんじです。It is three o’clock now.
  • あの店みせは何時なんじに開あきますか。What time does that shop over there open?
  • 九時くじに開あきます。It opens at nine.
  • 今日きょうは何時なんじまでですか。Until what time is it open today?
  • 今日きょうは六時ろくじまでです。Today it is open until six.

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Watch out

Clarify morning or evening when it is not obvious, and check the actual hours for the day in question.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose and fill the blank: 今いま＿ですか。（なんじ／どこ）

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    なんじ

    何時 asks for an hour; 今何時ですか asks what time it is now.

  2. Choose and fill the blank: 九時くじ＿開あきます。（に／を）

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    に

    に marks the opening time in 九時に開きます: the shop opens at nine.

  3. Choose and fill the blank: 今日きょうは九時くじから六時ろくじ＿です。（まで／から）

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    まで

    まで marks an endpoint: 六時まで means until six, not starting at six.

Use it today

Ask the time, then ask when a shop opens and until what time it is open today.