Routines 1 Flashcards
To rest
やすむ
Basic counter for span of time (attached to the end of hours, days, weeks, etc)
かん
To take a 10-minute break
じゅっぷんやすむ
To play
あそぶ
To climb
のぼる
To play for four hours
よじかんあそぶ
To work
はたらく
To work eight hours
はちじかんはたらく
To study
べんきょうする
One month
いっかげつかん
To learn Japanese for a month
いっかげつかんにほんご を べんきょうする
I took a 10 minute break (polite)
じゅっぷんやすみました
How many minutes
なんぷん
How many minutes did you rest?
なんぷんやすみましたか
Yesterday the children played for four hours
きのう こどもたちはよじかんあそびました
How many hours?
なんじかん
Every day how many hours do you work? (Polite)
まいにちなんじかんはたらきますか
To work (polite)
はたらきます
I work eight hours everyday (polite)
わたしはまいにちはちじかんはたらきます
How many days
なんにちかん
How many days will you be traveling?
なんにちかんりょこうしますか
From (comparing starting points)
から
To (comparing starting points)
まで
I’m traveling from Monday to Friday
げつようびからきんようびまでりょこうします
How many months have you been learning Japanese?
なんかげつかんにほんごをべんきょうしましたか
I have learned Japanese for one month
いっかげつかん にほんごをべんきょうしました。
How many years did Mr. Lee stay in Japan?
りさんはなんねんかんにほんにいましたか
Day
にち
Mr. Lee was in Japan for two years
りさん は にねんかん にほん に いました
To rest (polite)
やすみます
Hour
じ
Year
ねん
When do you use かん?
It isn’t usually used with minutes or seconds. If you were talking about weeks, days or hours you would use it.