The Travels of Tan · Episode 9
いま なんじですかWhat time is it?
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午前です。
It's morning.
今 何時ですか。
What time is it now?
10時ですよ。
It's ten o'clock.
あれ、 かさの…
Huh, the umbrella...
いいえ、 はじめまして。
No. Nice to meet you.
30分 あとです。
Thirty minutes later.
今は 10時半ですか。
Is it half past ten now?
いいえ、 10時です。
No, it's ten o'clock.
あの とけいは チクタク しません。 毎日 10時です。
That watch doesn't tick. It's ten o'clock every day.
じゃあ、 今 何時ですか！
Then what time is it now?!
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1 / 3
午前
よみかたは？
How do you read it?
2 / 3
半
いみは？
What does it mean?
3 / 3
きつねの とけいは 毎日 何時ですか。
What time does the fox's watch say every day?
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This episode is world 9 of 14 in Tan Dash, a free one-thumb kanji game: reach it by catching the kanji of worlds 1 to 8.
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