9: Lunch is from noon to 1 o'clock.
Talking about daily schedules, time, days of the week, and routines.
This lesson focuses on time expressions, daily schedules, days of the week, and routine activities. You'll learn how to tell time, discuss daily routines, talk about work and school schedules, and describe when things happen.

Key topics:
- ・Telling time (hours and minutes)
- ・Days of the week
- ・Time periods (morning, afternoon, evening, night)
- ・Daily activities and routines
- ・Work and school schedules
- ・Frequency adverbs (always, sometimes, rarely)
- ・Making plans and appointments
Vocabulary
Conversation
Kanji
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: Telling Time
Japanese time uses 時 (じ) for hours and 分 (ふん/ぷん) for minutes. Note that some minutes have special readings. Use 半 (はん) for 'half past' and 前 (まえ) or 過ぎ (すぎ) for 'before' or 'after'.
Rule 2: Time Periods with から and まで
から means 'from' and まで means 'until' or 'to'. Used together to express time ranges or durations.
Rule 3: Frequency Adverbs
Adverbs indicating how often something happens: いつも (always), よく (often), ときどき (sometimes), あまり (rarely - with negative), ぜんぜん (never - with negative).
Rule 4: する Verbs (Doing Activities)
Many activities use する (to do) as the verb. The activity is treated as a noun followed by をします.
Exercises
Question 1
Complete the sentence meaning 'It's 1:30.'
1じ ______ です。
Question 2
How do you say '10 minutes' in Japanese?
Question 3
Complete the sentence meaning 'Lunch break is from 12:00 to 1:00.'
ひるやすみは 12じ ______ 1じ ______ です。
Question 4
What does 'いつも あさごはんを たべます' mean?
Question 5
Choose the correct reading of 曜日 to complete the sentence.
げつ ______ です。
Question 6
How do you say 'I jog' using する verb pattern?
Question 7
Complete the sentence meaning 'I rarely eat meat.'
わたしは ______ にくを たべません。
Question 8
What is the reading of 水 in 水曜日?
Question 9
Complete the sentence meaning 'It's 2:05.'
2じ ______ です。
Question 10
How do you say 'I sometimes go to the movies.'?
Question 11
Choose the correct reading of 月 in 月曜日.
げつ ______ び
Question 12
How do you say 'I study'?
Question 13
Complete the sentence meaning 'I work from 9 AM to 5 PM.'
ごぜん9じ ______ ごご5じ ______ はたらきます。
Question 14
What is the reading of 火 in 火曜日?
Question 15
Complete the sentence meaning 'I never eat meat.'
______ にくを たべません。
Question 16
How do you say '4:15' in Japanese?
Question 17
Choose the correct reading of 木 in 木曜日.
もく ______ び
Question 18
How do you say 'I go shopping'?
Question 19
Complete the sentence meaning 'I always eat breakfast at 7 AM.'
わたしは ______ ごぜん7じに あさごはんを たべます。
Question 20
What is the reading of 金 in 金曜日?