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How to Say ‘Around eleven forty.’ in Japanese

十一時四十分ごろです。

juu ichi ji yonjutsu pun goro desu

[JOO eechi jee YOHN-joo poon GOH-roh dess]

💬 Usage Tip: 四十分 is said (yonjuppun). After 四 and 十, 分 becomes (pun), not (fun).

Phrase Breakdown

十一時

juu ichi ji

eleven o'clock

十一 (juuichi) means 'eleven' and 時 (ji) means 'o'clock'. Say 'juu-i-chi-ji'.

Example

十一時に寝ます。

I go to bed at eleven.

Words in this phrase

十

juu

[JOO]

ten

The number 10; used for counting items or minutes in the kitchen.

Example

玉ねぎを十個切ってください。

Please cut ten onions.

一

ichi

[eechi]

one

A Japanese character meaning the number one.

Example

一つお願いします。

One, please.

時

[jee]

time / hour

時 means time or o'clock; with 何 it becomes 'what time'.

Example

何時に始まりますか。

What time does it start?

四十分ごろです。

yonjutsu pun goro desu

around forty minutes (past) / around :40

四十分 (yonjuppun) means 'forty minutes'. Note the 'pp' sound. ごろです (goro desu) means 'it's about'.

Example

到着は二時四十分ごろです。

Arrival is around 2:40.

Words in this phrase

四十

yonjutsu

[YOHN-joo]

forty

The number 40, formed from four and ten.

Example

四十人います。

There are forty people.

分

pun

[poon]

minute(s)

Counter for minutes; read ぷん after 十.

Example

五分待ってください。

Please wait five minutes.

ごろ

goro

[GOH-roh]

around; about (time)

Suffix showing an approximate point in time.

Example

二時ごろ来てください。

Please come around two.

です

desu

[dess]

is; am; are

A basic polite copula used to say 'is/am/are.'

Example

田中です。

I am Tanaka.

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