How to Say ‘There is still time’ in Japanese
まだ時間ある
mada jikan aru
[mada jikan aru]
💬 Usage Tip: [まだ] means "still," [時間] is "time," and [ある] means "there is." Very useful in any game situation.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese fans often stay cautiously hopeful, so [まだ時間ある] is a classic line when chasing another goal late in the match.
Phrase Breakdown
まだ
mada
[mada]
still
Means still or yet, showing that time remains.
まだ時間あるから大丈夫。
There's still time, so it's okay.
時間
jikan
[jikan]
time
Means time; in sports it often refers to time left in the match.
まだ時間あるよ。
There's still time left.
ある
aru
[aru]
there is
Verb meaning to exist or to have; here it means time remains.
チャンスがある。
There is a chance.
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