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N5 Skill

Time & Routine

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Study task

Grammar + short writing

Suggested time: ~25 min

Skill時間と一日の生活

Time Expressions & Daily Routine

The vocabulary and patterns to describe when things happen — then write about your own day.

Telling time

JapaneseReading / meaning
1時(じ) / 4時 / 7時 / 9時いちじ / よじ / しちじ / くじ
〜分(ふん・ぷん)minutes (1ぷん, 3ぷん, 4ふん…)
半(はん)half past
午前(ごぜん) / 午後(ごご)a.m. / p.m.
〜ごろaround ~ (time)

Particles with time

• Specific time point → に: 7時[しちじ]に 起[お]きます。 6月[ろくがつ]に 行[い]きます。 • Relative time (today, tomorrow, now, every day) → no particle: きょう 勉強[べんきょう]します。 • Span → 〜から〜まで: 9時から 5時まで 働[はたら]きます。 • Duration (how long) → no に: 2時間[じかん] 勉強しました。

Frequency adverbs

JapaneseMeaningVerb form
いつもalways+
よくoften+
ときどきsometimes+
あまりnot very often−
ぜんぜんnever / not at all−

  • 毎朝(まいあさ) 6時半(ろくじはん)ごろ 起(お)きます。

    I get up around 6:30 every morning.

  • 月曜日(げつようび)から 金曜日(きんようび)まで 大学(だいがく)に 行(い)きます。

    I go to university from Monday to Friday.

  • 週末(しゅうまつ)は あまり 出(で)かけません。

    I don't go out much on weekends.

  • 夜(よる) 11時(じゅういちじ)に 寝(ね)る 前(まえ)に、本(ほん)を 読(よ)みます。

    Before I sleep at 11 p.m., I read a book.

Particle check

に or nothing (× = no particle).

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I go to work at 7 every day.

毎日(まいにち) 7時(しちじ) 会社(かいしゃ)に 行(い)きます。

Writing prompt

Write 5–8 sentences about a typical weekday: when you get up, what you do in the morning, afternoon, and evening, and one thing you sometimes / rarely do. Use at least three time expressions and two frequency adverbs.

Self-check

  • Every clock time is followed by に
  • Relative times (今日, 毎日…) have no particle
  • Frequency adverbs match the verb polarity (あまり／ぜんぜん + negative)
  • Verbs are in consistent です／ます form
Model answer

  • 私(わたし)は 毎朝(まいあさ) 6時(ろくじ)に 起(お)きます。

    I get up at 6 every morning.

  • 朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)を 食(た)べてから、7時半(しちじはん)に 家(いえ)を 出(で)ます。

    After breakfast, I leave home at 7:30.

  • 午前中(ごぜんちゅう)は 大学(だいがく)で 授業(じゅぎょう)が あります。

    In the morning I have classes at university.

  • 昼(ひる)ご飯(はん)は たいてい 友(とも)だちと 食(た)べます。

    I usually eat lunch with friends.

  • 午後(ごご)は 図書館(としょかん)で 3時間(じかん)ぐらい 勉強(べんきょう)します。

    In the afternoon I study at the library for about 3 hours.

  • 夜(よる)は ときどき ジムに 行(い)きますが、週末(しゅうまつ)は あまり 出(で)かけません。

    In the evening I sometimes go to the gym, but on weekends I don't go out much.

  • 11時(じゅういちじ)ごろ 寝(ね)ます。

    I sleep around 11.

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