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How do you say "how long does it take" in Japanese?
どれくらい時間がかかりますか?
dorekurai jikan gakakarimasuka?
In Japanese, "how long does it take" is どれくらい時間がかかりますか? (dorekurai jikan gakakarimasuka?).
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Pronunciation
Say doh-reh-koo-rai jee-kan gah kah-kah-ree-mah-soo-kah, dorekurai means 'how much/how long', keep it flowing without breaks.
Writing and usage
どれくらい時間がかかりますか? is written using kanji. It's a phrase, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
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How to remember どれくらい時間がかかりますか?
Dorekurai sounds like 'door, eh, k-rye', picture standing at a door wondering, curiously, how long the wait inside will really take.
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Questions about どれくらい時間がかかりますか?
How do you pronounce どれくらい時間がかかりますか??
Say doh-reh-koo-rai jee-kan gah kah-kah-ree-mah-soo-kah, dorekurai means 'how much/how long', keep it flowing without breaks.
Is どれくらい時間がかかりますか? formal or casual?
どれくらい時間がかかりますか? is a common everyday expression. Context and tone of voice matter more than the words themselves for how formal it sounds.
How is どれくらい時間がかかりますか? written in Japanese?
どれくらい時間がかかりますか? is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as dorekurai jikan gakakarimasuka?.
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