Help with constructing "yesterday I took a nap for a half hour" in Japanese


I tried (at least) to construct a sentence. However, when I showed it to a
native-speaker and asked if it was correct they did not understand. But I
can't see what is wrong with it...

> 昨日時半間で昼寝しました。

What I tried to say:

> Yesterday I took a nap for an half hour.

Is this sentence incomprehensible?




> 「昨日{きのう} **時半間で** 昼寝{ひるね}しました。」

By 「時半間」, you probably meant to say 「半時間{はんじかん}」 for "half an hour", but still
we do not say 「半時間」 in Standard Japanese. We say 「30分{ぷん}」.

I have heard that they say 「半時間」 to mean "half an hour" in Kansai (around
Osaka, that is), but I am not sure if it is true. Hope someone can confirm
this.

Also important is that you do **_not_** need to place a particle after 「30分」.
It is not even optional; You cannot use a particle there.

So, you will have:

> 「昨日、30分昼寝（を）しました。」




> 「昨日{きのう} **時半間で** 昼寝{ひるね}しました。」

By 「時半間」, you probably meant to say 「半時間{はんじかん}」 for "half an hour", but still
we do not say 「半時間」 in Standard Japanese. We say 「30分{ぷん}」.

I have heard that they say 「半時間」 to mean "half an hour" in Kansai (around
Osaka, that is), but I am not sure if it is true. Hope someone can confirm
this.

Also important is that you do **_not_** need to place a particle after 「30分」.
It is not even optional; You cannot use a particle there.

So, you will have:

> 「昨日、30分昼寝（を）しました。」

