YOU SAID:
What’s the time? Shmock o’clock.
INTO JAPANESE
何時ですか? シュモック時。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
What time is it? At the time of smocking.
INTO JAPANESE
今何時ですか? スモッキング時。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
What time is it? When smocking.
INTO JAPANESE
今何時ですか? スモッキングするとき。
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