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日本時間の朝十時頃ですと、そちらは何時頃になりますでしょうか。Around 10 AM Japan time—what time would that be on your end? (Workplace · Phone, Polite to Stranger, JLPT N3)

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日本時間の朝十時頃ですと、そちらは何時頃になりますでしょうか。

にほんじかんのあさじゅうじごろですと、そちらはなんじごろになりますでしょうか。

Around 10 AM Japan time—what time would that be on your end?

Romaji: Nihon-jikan no asa juuji-goro desu to, sochira wa nanji-goro ni narimasu deshou ka. / Reply Romaji: Sochira no juuji nara, kochira wa zenya no kyuuji desu ne.

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そちらの十時なら、こちらは前夜の九時ですね。

そちらのじゅうじなら、こちらはぜんやのくじですね。

Your 10 AM would be 9 PM the previous day here.

Gesture & etiquette

On phone/video call, have a world clock visible (laptop, phone). Speak slowly, repeat the converted time back to confirm: 「ご確認ですが、そちらの夜九時、こちらの朝十時ですね」. Follow up email immediately with calendar invite using both timezones.

International meeting time coordination. Always specify timezone explicitly to avoid confusion. 「~ですと、~になりますでしょうか」 is polite conditional inquiry. For ongoing client relationships in different timezones, propose 2-3 time options rather than asking open-ended. Always confirm in writing afterward with both timezones noted.

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