How to Say ‘On Friday, three o'clock and four-thirty are open.’ in Japanese
金曜日は三時と四時半が空いています。
kinyoubi wa san ji to yo ji han ga ai te i masu
[kin-yooh-BEE wah san ji toh yohn ji hahn ga ai teh ee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: と joins nouns like "and" in a list: 三時と四時半 "three and four-thirty", 月曜日と火曜日 "Monday and Tuesday".
Phrase Breakdown
金曜日は
kinyoubi wa
as for Friday
金曜日 means Friday, and は (wa) makes it the topic. Say it as 'kin-yō-bi-wa'.
金曜日は忙しいです。
Friday is busy.
Words in this phrase
金曜日
kinyoubi
[kin-yooh-BEE]
Friday
The fifth day of the week.
金曜日に会いましょう。
Let's meet on Friday.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
三時と四時半が
san ji to yo ji han ga
three o'clock and four thirty
三時 (sanji) is 3:00, と means 'and', 四時半 (yoji han) is 4:30, and が marks the subject. Note that 4 o'clock is 'yoji', not 'yonji'.
三時と四時半が大丈夫です。
Three and four thirty are fine.
Words in this phrase
三
san
[san]
three
The number three; a trio.
本を三冊ください。
Please give me three books.
時
ji
[ji]
o'clock
Used to specify the hour in time.
授業は九時に始まります。
The class starts at nine o'clock.
と
to
[toh]
and
A particle connecting nouns in a list.
マーケティングと営業の両方に興味があります。
I am interested in both marketing and sales.
四
yo
[yohn]
four
The number four.
四名様での四は四人の意味です。
The 四 in 四名様で means four.
時
ji
[ji]
o'clock
Used to specify the hour in time.
授業は九時に始まります。
The class starts at nine o'clock.
半
han
[hahn]
half; half past
Added after an hour to mean thirty minutes past.
二時半に会いましょう。
Let's meet at half past two.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
空いています。
ai te i masu
are available
Says the time slots are open. Say it as 'a-i-te-i-mas'.
午前中は空いています。
The morning is available.
Words in this phrase
空い
ai
[ai]
available; open
From 空く, meaning free or unoccupied.
個室も空いていますか。
Is a private room also available?
て
te
[teh]
te-form ending
This て makes the phrase a gentle request or friendly instruction: please take care.
てはお気をつけての終わりです。
て is the ending of お気をつけて.
い
i
[ee]
to be; ongoing state
Part of the pattern expressing a current included state.
税金もい入っています。
Tax is also included.
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.
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