今日の午後
kyō no gogo
In Japanese, 'this afternoon' is expressed as 今日の午後 (kyō no gogo).
The phrase refers to the period of time between noon and evening on the current day.
What does it mean word for word?
The term 午後 (gogo) literally means 'after noon'.
How does it change in a sentence?
Adding the particle は to the phrase as in 今日の午後は changes the meaning to 'as for this afternoon', which is often used when stating a condition for the afternoon or asking about plans.
How do you pronounce it?
kyō no gogo
Did you know?
- In Japanese, the kanji for 午後 literally means 'after' and 'noon'. Interestingly, the kanji for 'noon' 午 originally referred to the sign of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac, which is the direction of south.
- When using 今日の午後 in a professional email, it is often more polite to specify a time or use the more formal 本日午後 (honjitsu gogo).
- In some contexts, if you are referring specifically to the late afternoon or early evening, Japanese speakers might use 夕方 (yūgata) instead of 午後.
Examples in context
- 今日の午後は暇ですか。Are you free this afternoon?The sentence is useful for asking if someone is free using 今日の午後.Tatoeba #171930 by small_snow, translation #242545 by CK
- 今日の午後会いましょう。Let's meet this afternoon.The sentence is useful for suggesting a meeting using 今日の午後.Tatoeba #171920 by bunbuku, translation #424861 by CM
- 今日の午後、献血をした。I donated blood this afternoon.The sentence is useful for describing an action completed earlier using 今日の午後.Tatoeba #2055111 by bunbuku, translation #1887291 by CK
- 今日の午後の会議を楽しみにしています。I'm looking forward to the meeting this afternoon.
- 今日の午後に遊びに行こうよ！Let's go out and have fun this afternoon!
- 映画を見に行くよ！今日の昼間に時間がある？Let's go watch a movie! Do you have time this afternoon?
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Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are discussing their schedules at a cafe.
- 美咲 Misaki今日の午後は、何をしますか？Kyō no gogo wa, nani o shimasu ka?What are you doing this afternoon?
- 大翔 Hiroto今日の午後は、図書館へ行きます。Kyō no gogo wa, toshokan e ikimasu.I am going to the library this afternoon.
- 美咲 Misakiそうですか。私も行こうかな。Sō desu ka. Watashi mo ikō kana.I see. Maybe I'll go too.
- 大翔 Hiroto一緒にどうですか？Issho ni dō desu ka?How about going together?
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
