How to Say ‘What time is departure?’ in Japanese
出発は何時ですか。
shuppatsu wa nan ji desu ka
[shoop-paht-su wah nan jee deh-soo kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [何時] is said (nan-ji), not (nani-ji). Use [X は何時ですか] to ask the time of something, like [会議は何時ですか。]
Phrase Breakdown
出発
shuppatsu
[shoop-paht-su]
departure
A common airport word meaning departure.
出発は少し遅れます。
Departure will be a little delayed.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
A particle marking the topic of the sentence. Written は, pronounced わ.
出発は十時です。
Departure is at 10 o'clock.
何
nan
[nan]
what
A question word meaning "what." In 何時, it helps ask "what time."
何時に出発しますか。
What time do you depart?
時
ji
[jee]
o'clock; time
Used for clock time, as in 何時 meaning "what time."
今は三時です。
It is 3 o'clock now.
です
desu
[deh-soo]
is; am; are
A polite copula used to say something "is" something.
出発は九時です。
Departure is at 9 o'clock.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
A sentence-ending particle used to make a question.
何時ですか。
What time is it?
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