How to Say ‘This afternoon.’ in Japanese
きょうの午後
kyou no gogo
[kyoh noh goh-goh]
💬 Usage Tip: [きょうの] = “today’s.” Useful for proposing times: [きょうの午後は大丈夫です。] (“This afternoon works.”).
🇯🇵 In Japan: If you can be flexible, offering broad availability like [きょうの午後] often speeds up repair booking.
Phrase Breakdown
きょう
kyou
[kyoh]
today
きょう indicates the day (today) when combined with time expressions like 午後.
きょうの午後は家にいます。
I’ll be home this afternoon.
の
no
[noh]
’s; of (possessive/connecting particle)
の connects nouns. きょうの午後 = “this afternoon (today’s afternoon).”
きょう の 午後に来られますか？
Can you come this afternoon?
午後
gogo
[goh-goh]
afternoon; p.m.
午後 is used for scheduling times, especially when giving options like 午前/午後.
きょうの 午後 がいいです。
This afternoon is good.
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