How to Say ‘It's until 8 pm’ in Japanese
夜八時までです
yoru hachi ji made desu
[yo-roo HAH-chee jee made dess]
💬 Usage Tip: 八時 is said (hachi-ji). Japanese often adds 夜 "night" or 朝 "morning" in front of the hour instead of using pm or am.
Phrase Breakdown
夜八時
yoru hachi ji
8 p.m.
夜 (yoru, night) + 八時 (hachiji, eight o'clock). Together they mean 8 in the evening.
夜八時に会いましょう。
Let's meet at 8 p.m.
Words in this phrase
夜
yoru
[yo-roo]
night / evening
Time noun. With の it becomes “last night’s …” etc. Common for symptom timing.
夜におなかが痛くなりました。
My stomach started hurting at night.
八
hachi
[HAH-chee]
eight
The number 8; read 'hachi'.
八時に会いましょう。
Let's meet at eight o'clock.
時
ji
[jee]
o'clock
Hour counter used after numbers for clock time.
朝8時は忙しいです。
8 a.m. is busy.
までです
made desu
it is until
まで (until) + です (polite 'is'). It gives the end point or deadline.
金曜日までです。
It's until Friday.
Words in this phrase
まで
made
[made]
until; up to
Shows the end point in a range, such as up to row 5.
一列目から五列目まで空いています。
Rows 1 through 5 are available.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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