How to Say ‘How many minutes’ in Japanese
何分
nan pun
[nahn poon]
💬 Usage Tip: [何分] asks about a number of minutes, not the clock time. It is useful in travel questions about duration.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Foreign travelers often confuse [何分] with asking "what time," so this is a handy phrase to master for stations and airports.
Phrase Breakdown
何
nan
[nahn]
what / how many
A question word meaning what or how many. Here it asks for a number of minutes.
空港まで何分ですか。
How many minutes is it to the airport?
分
pun
[poon]
minute
A counter for minutes. Combined with numbers to talk about travel time or duration.
空港まで何分ですか。
How many minutes is it to the airport?
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