How to Say ‘What time should we leave?’ in Japanese
何時に出ますか？
nan ji ni de masu ka
[nan jee nee deh mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Times take に: 何時に "at what time", 七時に "at seven". 出ます here means leaving the office.
Phrase Breakdown
何
nan
[nan]
what
何 means what; in 何時 it helps ask 'what time'.
何時に始まりますか。
What time does it start?
時
ji
[jee]
time / hour
時 means time or o'clock; with 何 it becomes 'what time'.
何時に始まりますか。
What time does it start?
に
ni
[nee]
at (a time)
Particle marking the specific time when something happens.
八時に起きます。
I get up at eight.
出
de
[deh]
exit; get out
Stem of 出る, to leave a place; を marks the place left.
部屋を出ます。
I leave the room.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
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