Note: Apparently, Japanese "12 AM" officially means noon (though it’s not common). In English, it's midnight. So confusing!

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Interactive Japanese Text (No Romaji)

午前ごぜん12時じが夜よるで、午後ごご12時じがお昼ひるって知しってた? え、私わたしずっと逆ぎゃくで覚おぼえてました覚おぼえてたっていうかそもそも日本にほんであんまり使つかわないんですけどお昼ひる、、え、午前ごぜん?どっちやったっけ? あーわからへんとりあえずお昼ひる12時じとか、夜よる12時じ、0時じを使つかうんですねうんだから午前ごぜん12時じって聞きいたらそれは明あかるいですか?暗くらいですか?ってなるんですね、私わたしの場合ばあいなんかさ、逆ぎゃくっぽくない!? 夜よるの12時じが暗くらそうじゃない? え、私わたしだけ? 午前ごぜん1時じ、 2時じ3時じ4時じ5時じ6時じ7時じ 8時じ9時じ10時じ、11時じ午後ごご12時じってこと？えぇぇ午前ごぜんで数かぞえたいかも。。12時じまでまあでも世界せかいはそういうことなんだねー

- [plain] + tte shitteta? = Did you know that...?
- [V-te] + iru = is V-ing / is in the state of V
- [plain] + tte iu ka = or rather / or should I say...
- Anmari/Amari + [V-nai] = not really / not much
- [plain] + n desu / N + nan desu = it is that... (explanatory)
- [plain] + kedo = but / although / [introductory softener]
- [plain] + kke = [confirming a past fact/memory]
- N + toka = things like / ...or something
- [V-ta] + ra = if / when / after V
- [plain] + tte naru = end up (feeling/becoming/saying)
- N + no baai = in the case of N
- N + ppoi = -ish / like / -y
- [i-adj stem / na-adj] + sou = looks ... / sounds ...
- [plain] + janai? = isn't it?
- N + dake = only N
- [plain] + tte koto? = You mean...? / Does it mean...?
- [V-stem] + tai = want to V
- [plain] + kamo = maybe / might
- N + made = until / up to N
- Sou iu + N = that kind of / that sort of N

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あなたの言語では、お昼の12時や夜の12時をどう言いますか？
（あなたのげんごでは、おひるの12じやよるの12じをどういいますか？）