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[今（いま）　―時（じ）―分（ふん）です]
To express time, teh counter suffixes 時 (o’clock) and 分 (minutes) are used. The numbers ar put before them. 分 is read ふん after 2, 5, 7 or 9 and ぷん after 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 or 10. 1, 6, 8 and 10 are read いっ, ろっ, はっ and じゅっ（じっ） before ぷん.
1分　いっぷん
3分　さんぷん
4分　よんぷん
6分　ろっぷん
8分　はっぷん
10分　じゅっぷん／じっぷん

The interrogative なん is used with a counter suffix to ask questions concerning numbers or amounts. Therefore, the word なんじ (or sometimes なんぷん) is used to ask the time.
(Example)
今　何時（なんじ）ですか。　　　—7時10分です。
What time is it now? —It’s seven ten.
*今： now
*何時： what time

Note that は marks the topic of a sentence, which you learn in Lesson 1. A geographical location can also be used as the topick as can be seen below.
(Example)
ニューヨークは　今　何時ですか。　　　—午前（ごぜん）4時です。
In New York, what time is it now? —It’s 4 a.m.
*午前: in the morning

June 14th News, from NILS Japanese language school.