How to Say ‘Two o'clock on Thursday’ in Japanese
木曜日の二時
mokuyoubi no ni ji
[moh-KOO-yoh-bee noh nee jee]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese puts the bigger unit first, so the day comes before the time, joined with の. 二時 is said (ni-ji), and four o'clock is 四時 (yo-ji), not (yon-ji).
Phrase Breakdown
木曜日
mokuyoubi
[moh-KOO-yoh-bee]
Thursday
The fifth day of the week; literally 'wood day'.
木曜日は休みです。
Thursday is a day off.
の
no
[noh]
of
A linking particle connecting nouns, like 'of' or showing description.
前の方が見やすいです。
The front area is easier to see from.
二
ni
[nee]
two
The number two.
二お願いします。
Two, please.
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?
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