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Wake up, sleep, and meals in Japanese
Leo has already left his Yanaka room. He walks into Kissa Hotaru after eight.
Goro is already in the corner booth with thick toast and a blend coffee he has not touched.
Masako wipes the counter and asks about the morning. You will say when you get up, when you eat, and when you go to bed.
Keep times in digits, such as 7 followed by the hour word. Stay polite on every line.
By the end of this lesson
Say when you get up, eat, and go to bed.
- 何時に起きますか。What time do you get up?
- 7時に起きます。I get up at seven.
- 朝ごはんを食べます。I have breakfast.
- うちで食べます。I eat at home.
- 8時にうちを出ます。I leave home at eight.
- 11時に寝ます。I go to bed at eleven.
Scene — toast already on the table
Yanaka is quiet after eight. Leo walks into Kissa Hotaru with his clear umbrella still dry. He left home at eight.
Goro already fills two red seats in the corner booth. Thick toast sits beside a blend coffee he has not sipped. Masako watches the clock over the siphon pots.
Learn — up, eat, and bed
These six lines cover getting up, breakfast, leaving home, and going to bed.
Ask the time first, then answer with a clock time in digits.
何時に起きますか。
What time do you get up?
When to use it: Ask this when you want someone's wake-up time.
Learn it as one piece to ask the wake-up time.
7時に起きます。
I get up at seven.
When to use it: Use this to say you get up at seven.
Learn it as one piece for getting up at seven.
Say it: The u in ます is almost silent.
朝ごはんを食べます。
I have breakfast.
When to use it: Use this to say you have breakfast.
Learn it as one piece for having breakfast.
うちで食べます。
I eat at home.
When to use it: Use this to say you eat at home.
Learn it as one piece for eating at home.
8時にうちを出ます。
I leave home at eight.
When to use it: Use this to say you leave home at eight.
Learn it as one piece for leaving home at eight.
11時に寝ます。
I go to bed at eleven.
When to use it: Use this to say you go to bed at eleven.
Learn it as one piece for going to bed at eleven.
Story — seven at the kissa
Leo sits down and tells Goro when he gets up. Highlighted phrases are the new lines.
Turn on Show English if you want a gloss.
- The wall clock is past eight. Leo sets his bag by the booth.
Leoおはようございます。Good morning.
Masakoおはようございます。Good morning.- Goro looks up from thick toast. The blend coffee is still full.
Goro何時に起きますか。What time do you get up?- Leo7時に起きます。I get up at seven.
- Goroなるほど。I see.
- Leo朝ごはんを食べます。I have breakfast.
- Leo glances at Goro's toast, then at himself.
- Leoうちで食べます。I eat at home.
- Goroそうですか。Is that so?
- Leo8時にうちを出ます。I leave home at eight.
- Masako glances at the wall clock over the siphons.
- Masako夜は何時に寝ますか。What time do you go to bed at night?
- Leo11時に寝ます。I go to bed at eleven.
- Masako nods. Goro turns back to the uneaten toast.
Practice — pick the right time
Listen for the clock time, then pick, build, and swap the morning lines.
A few tasks reuse good morning and good night, so keep those two ready as well.
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What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Match the pairs
Japanese
何時に起きますか。Drop the English here7時に起きます。Drop the English here朝ごはんを食べます。Drop the English hereうちで食べます。Drop the English here11時に寝ます。Drop the English hereEnglish
What do you say?
What do you say?
Goro asks where you have breakfast.
Find the mistake
Find the mistake
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
朝ごはんを食べます。
Pick the reply
Goro says:
Pick the reply
何時に起きますか。
What time do you get up?
And you reply with:
Build the line
Build the line
I leave home at eight.
。
Tap the words in order.
Swap the word
Swap the word
You go to bed at eleven. Fix the verb.
11時に____。
True or false?
True or false?
This is how you say good night.
Which one doesn’t belong?
Which one doesn’t belong?
Say it — say your morning
You are Leo at the kissa counter this morning. When the cue is yours, tap the microphone and say the line.
Tap play first if you want to hear it. The recording stays on this device.
- Goroおはようございます。Good morning.
- Leo (you)Ask what time he gets up.
Ask what time he gets up.
何時に起きますか。
What time do you get up?
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Recap — what you can say now
| Japanese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 何時に起きますか。 | What time do you get up? | |
| 7時に起きます。 | I get up at seven. | |
| 朝ごはんを食べます。 | I have breakfast. | |
| うちで食べます。 | I eat at home. | |
| 8時にうちを出ます。 | I leave home at eight. | |
| 11時に寝ます。 | I go to bed at eleven. |
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Keep practicing with Yak Cards
Keep these morning lines in your pocket. Open the Yak Cards for this lesson and run them on the train.
A short Yak Cards round after breakfast keeps get-up and bedtime ready.
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