How to Say ‘It is 10:15.’ in Japanese
十時十五分です。
juu ji juu go pun desu
[juu ji juu goh poon dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Say the hour, then the minutes, then です: 十時十五分 (jū-ji jūgo-fun).
Phrase Breakdown
十時
juu ji
ten o'clock
Read as 'juu-ji'. Hold the 'uu' long. The hour comes first, then the minutes.
十時に寝ます。
I go to bed at ten.
Words in this phrase
十
juu
[juu]
ten
The number ten, a unit of time or quantity.
会議は十時に始まります。
The meeting starts at ten.
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.
十五分です。
juu go pun desu
fifteen minutes (past); it is
Read as 'juu-go-fun desu'. 分 is read 'fun' after 5. です ends the sentence politely.
今、三時十五分です。
It's 3:15 now.
Words in this phrase
十
juu
[juu]
ten
The number ten, a unit of time or quantity.
会議は十時に始まります。
The meeting starts at ten.
五
go
[goh]
five
The number five; combines with ten to make fifteen.
十五分で着きます。
We arrive in fifteen minutes.
分
pun
[poon]
minute(s)
Counter for minutes when talking about duration or clock minutes.
40分かかります。
It takes 40 minutes.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A basic polite copula used to say 'is/am/are.'
田中です。
I am Tanaka.
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