Wednesday, February 27, 2013

朝、午後、午前中 asa, gogo, gozenchuu

午後 ("gogo") means both "afternoon" and "P.M":

あしたの午後来てください。
Ashita no gogo kite kudasai.
Please come tomorrow afternoon.

いまは午後2時です。
Ima wa gogo niji desu.
It's now 2PM.

午前 ("gozen") means "A.M.":

いまは午前2時です。
Ima wa gozen niji desu.
It's now 2AM.


朝 ("asa") means "morning", but only until mid-morning (around 9 or 10AM). It is not used in the sense of "A.M."


あしたの朝来てください。
Ashita no asa kite kudasai.
Please come tomorrow morning (before mid-morning!).

If you wish to tell someone that he can come before noon, you can use 午前中("gozenchuu ") :
あしたの午前中来てください。
Ashita no gozenchuu kite kudasai.
Please come tomorrow morning (anytime before noon).

Or you can also write
あしたの正午前に来てください。
Please come tomorrow morning before noon.


Main reference: Essential Japanese Vocabulary by Akira Miura, Tuttle Publishing.


No comments:

Post a Comment