How to Say ‘The time’ in Japanese
お時間
o jikan
[o jikan]
💬 Usage Tip: The [お] here makes the word more polite, so [時間] becomes [お時間] when speaking to a customer. You'll see the same pattern in service Japanese with words like [お名前] and [お電話番号].
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[o]
honorific prefix
The polite prefix お makes the following word more respectful in customer service speech.
お時間を少し変更できますか。
Could you change the time a little?
時間
jikan
[jikan]
time
時間 means 'time' or 'hour'; in reservations it refers to the requested booking time.
お時間は午後七時でよろしいですか。
Is 7 p.m. okay for your reservation time?
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