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"Tell me, what time is it now?" - this is perhaps one of the most frequently asked questions. And if you are asked for it in Russian, you will probably just look at the time and calmly name the number. What if you are asked to say the time in English? What is the correct answer to a person who looks at you with an expectant gaze? Of course, you can not name the time, but just poke your finger at the clock, but why not learn how to say phrases about time, which will certainly be useful to you. In fact, it is not at all difficult to do this, and today you will see for yourself by studying the topic "Time in English table clock".
How to ask the time in English?
First, let's figure out how to say "what time" in English. Typically, for such a question, the following phrases are used that need to be learned:
You can also use the combination "what time" (what time / what time) in questions about actions in the past, present and future:
Instead of "what time", the question word "when" can also be used in a question:
Having figured out how to ask what time it is in English, let's study the possible answers.
Time in English: tables about hours
There are two ways to answer the question of what time it is in English:
- The first is equivalent to the Russian "fifteen minutes to so-and-so", "20 minutes so-and-so" and similar designations of time. To use this option, you need to learn two temporary pointers. Consider a table of these prepositions with transcription:
It is necessary to start sentences about tense with the subject and the predicate "it is" (it is), which are often shortened to "it's". They are used to construct a sentence, but are usually omitted in translation into Russian. After them comes the number of minutes, then one of the temporary indicators above. The sentence ends with a digit indicating the hour. Sometimes, after the hour, the time of day is also indicated:
In general, the construction table looks like this:
| It | is | minutes | past / to | hour | Times of Day. |
Examples of:
| It’s five past ten (in the evening). | Five minutes past ten (in the evening). |
| It's twenty six minutes to ten. | Twenty-six minutes to ten. |
| It's ten to one. | Ten o'clock. |
Perhaps after these examples, you only have even more questions. Let's figure them out. In the first sentence you could be confused by the translation, because instead of the indicated ten (ten) in Russian it is not clear where it came from “eleven”. The fact is that the time is usually translated so that everything sounds clear in Russian. If translated literally, the sentence will sound a little different:
That is, in English they mean that at first it was 10 hours, and after that 5 minutes passed. In Russian, we, as a rule, believe that it has already gone 11 o'clock, and therefore, despite the fact that, in fact, it is 10:05, we call the next hour in order.
In the second example, everything seems to be quite logical. However, you may have noticed that unlike the first example, the second contains the word “minutes”. The fact is that if the sentence mentions numbers that are not multiples of five, the presence of this word is simply necessary. Let's compare:
| Multiples of 5 | Not multiples of 5 |
| It's twenty past one. (Twenty past one.) |
It's seventeen minutes past one. (Seventeen minutes past one.) |
| It's five to four. (Five minutes to four.) |
It's eight minutes to four. (Eight minutes to four.) |
By the way, speaking of minutes, one cannot fail to mention the words, which in some way are an exception. In English, as well as in Russian, thirty minutes is called "half". Therefore, when half of something is meant, the word half is used in combination with past, since 30 minutes still refers to the first part of the hour:
Also, English speakers usually do not use the phrases "fifteen minutes" or "fifteen minutes." They replace the word fifteen with “quarter”. In English, this word is translated as "quarter". It is used according to standard schemes, but in combination with the indefinite article a:
| It's a quarter past nine. | Fifteen minutes after nine. |
| It's a quarter to two. | It's fifteen to two. |
By the way, mentioning "to" and "too" it is worth noting that students often have doubts about these two words. Their pronunciation is the same, both words are pronounced like.
Please note that some examples do not include times of day. Everything here is very similar to the Russian language. Indeed, if it is clear from the context that we are talking about evening time, we do not emphasize this. It is also worth noting that everything is often omitted in speech, except for the time itself:
Everything seems to be clear with the minutes, but what if we want to name the hour as an integer? In such cases, the word "o'clock" (hour) is added after the number, which can often be omitted. Please note that this word is written with an apostrophe, which in no case can be ignored:
Remembering these adverbs is not difficult, since they are often found in sentences outside of temporary phrases.
If you are asked the question of when (at what time) this or that event happened or will happen, before the time you need to put the preposition at, which plays the role of the Russian "in":
If you want to say that the action (will be) done by some time, use the "by" verb:
In both cases, the time "twelve" can be expressed by nouns:
If you need to express that the action lasted from such and such a time to such and such, two prepositions are used at once: from (from) ... to (to) ...:
To say that some action lasted for so many hours / minutes, the for preposition ("during") is used:
Using the preposition in, you can tell after how long (will happen) the action:
- But there is a second option, which, perhaps, you will like much more. The English language is rapidly simplifying, and therefore, in order not to load sentences with "halves" and "pastes", now more and more often you can hear this particular way of expressing time. In order to use it, you need to know two things:
- English account up to 60
- Time indicators a.m. and p.m.
Still, we will not dwell on numbers, but it is worth talking about pointers, because they often cause difficulties for language learners. In fact, everything is very simple. Both of these abbreviations originate from the Latin language and mean the following:
- a.m. - time before noon, that is, from 00:00 to 12:00;
- p.m. - time in the afternoon, that is, from 12:00 to 00:00.
As you may have noticed, neither the first nor the second case uses 24-hour time. In English-speaking countries, it is simply not common. Therefore, you should not ignore these designations, otherwise, when using the 12-hour format, you may not be understood correctly.
Remembering them, you can use the following technique: the alphabet begins with the letter a, it symbolizes the beginning. Accordingly, a.m. implies the start of a new day, while p.m. its continuation. If this method does not work for you, come up with another, but be sure to learn to distinguish between both pointers.
Basically, no rules are used in the method itself. You just need to name the numbers, but not the ones that the dial shows, but those that can be seen in the corner of the computer desktop, electronic clock and phone.
If the context makes it clear that you mean morning, afternoon, or evening, the signs do not need to say:
Which option to use is up to you. In any case, they will understand you. The only thing is, give preference to the standard version if you need to write time for any exam papers, because the second method is still less formal and is used exclusively in everyday communication. When writing your work, consider what kind of English you are being taught or what kind of English you are expected to use. Remember that instead of "past" and "to" in British, American English uses "after" and "of". Examples:
To indicate the exact time in English, seconds are also used ("seconds"):
Numbers are not necessarily written in words. We did this solely for clarity, although the usual use of numbers is relevant in English as well.
English time table clock: time dictionary
Other words related to time can be noted. In sentences, they usually appear not to determine the time, but knowing these words certainly does not hurt:
Particular attention should be paid to the word "time" - "time". Despite its importance, « clock "and" time "in English can sometimes have nothing in common. So, "time" is used in questions about time, but in affirmative sentences this word is used independently and cannot name the time. That is, despite its meaning "time", it does not name time itself:
It can also have the values "times":
The same can be said for the word "hour". Despite the fact that hours with minutes and seconds are mentioned in the sentence about time, the word “hour” itself is used only with “for” (“during”) or when indicating the number of hours spent. The word is also often used in phraseological units:
| When specifying the time | |
| I am listening to his songs for 2 hours now. | I have been listening to his songs for 2 hours. |
| We had to spend 6 hours in the queue. | We had to queue for 6 hours. |
| With phraseological units | |
| I do love all the parts of Rush Hour. rush hour - rush hour |
I love all the parts of Rush Hour. |
| We were waiting for zero hour to start the operation too long. The time has come! zero hour - the decisive hour |
We have waited too long for the decisive hour for the operation to begin. The time has come! |
| I think his performance was just an amateur hour. amateur hour - when the action is performed not by professionals, but by amateurs |
I think his performance was just amateur. |
That's all. The study of this topic should not give you much difficulty. The main thing is to remember the index words. Follow the exercises on the topic and write your own examples to help solidify the material. If some information has gone out of your head, read this article again, paying attention to all the nuances. And, of course, try to interest yourself, because learning from under your own stick will not bring pleasure, and therefore result.
Time is a conditional concept. And the more we think about it, the more often we come to the conclusion that time periods were invented by people for convenience.
But physicists have long understood that time does not exist, there is a coordinate system that helps us navigate in time, for example, in order to be in time for work or not to miss a favorite movie. Scientists from the American National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have long told everyone that their ultra-precise watches do not measure time, the time is determined by the marks on the clock. And it is thanks to such marks that each of us can organize our day by planning all the affairs, otherwise chaos would overtake us.
The inhabitants of Ancient Babylon also started talking about time, whose sacred numbers were 12 and 60. So the division of the day into 2 by 12 hours appeared, and 60 minutes appeared in the hour. However, we note that all over the world the time calculation system consists of 24 hours.
It's pretty easy to remember the time of day in English. The English do not have the word "day", they often say day or twenty-four hours... So, twenty-four hours are divided into day and night(day and night). To indicate the time are used a.m (ante meridiem) - before noon, and also p.m. (post meridiem) - afternoon. Accordingly, if you want to make an appointment at 8 pm, you must indicate this moment by indicating two letters ( p.m.) after the number 8. Remember that the countdown a.m. starts at midnight ( midnight), i.e. from 00.00, and ends at 12.00 at noon ( midday or noon).
If you want to say good morning ( Good morning), you can safely use this expression from 6 am to noon. From 12 noon to 6 pm, it will be relevant to express a wish for a good day ( Good afternoon). From 18.00 to 00.00, you can safely say "good evening" ( Good evening). Note also an interesting point that the time from midnight to 6 am is the time when we sleep. However, despite this, having met a person during this period of time, we still have to say “ Good morning!”.
Expression " Good night”Is used only if you say goodbye to the person and go to bed, wishing him good night. But remember that “ Good night”Can also be used as an interjection in colloquial speech, meaning“ My God! ”
Good night! Must you chew that gum so loud? - Oh my God! Can't you chew the gum quieter?
There are also a number of idioms that include the words “evening”, “afternoon”, “night”, for example:
In the afternoon of life, when his powers began to fail, he turned to an easier field of endeavor. - In his declining years, when the forces were no longer the same, he began to do easier work.
In the afternoon of one’s life- in the declining years
In the north of England and in Scotland, there is an expression "afternoon tea", which means an early dinner with tea.
When you come home from work, you can call your friends and say “ I have a night off”- I have a free evening. If you decide to go to a disco in the evening and spend the whole night there, you can say “ I had a perfect night out“I had a great time away from home.
Night out- a night away from home
The popular expression also remains “ yesterevening" - last night.
Learn English and always keep up with the times!
1 Voiced words for days of the week and time of day in English (with transcription)
Please note that the names of the days of the week are always capitalized.
2 Prepositions of time, used with the designation of the days of the week and the names of the parts of the day
1. Preposition on placed with the days of the week: on Sunday / on Monday.
2. Preposition in is placed with the names of the parts of the day, necessarily with a definite article:
in the morning- in the morning;
in the afternoon- during the day;
in the evening- in the evening.
(But: at night- at night.)
3. In combinations of the names of the days of the week with words all, any, each, every, last, next, one, this the preposition is not used before them: last monday- last Monday.
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3 Songs about the days of the week in English
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4 Song about the time of day in English
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5 Days of the week in English idioms
Blue monday- (lit. "sad Monday") hard Monday, that is, the first working day after Sunday
Monday feeling- (lit. "Monday feeling") unwillingness to work after Sunday
Bloody monday- (lit. "bloody Monday") stud. first day of vacation, day of punishment for violators
Black monday- (lit. "Black Monday") 1) schools; colloquial the first day after vacation; 2) church. Black Monday
Handsel Monday- the first Monday of the year in which it was customary to give small gifts, especially in Scotland (handsel - a gift for luck; money received from the first sale, considered "lucky")
Fat Monday- (lit. "full Monday") the last Monday before Lent in the Catholic and Anglican churches
Pancake / Shrove Tuesday- Shrove Tuesday (last day of Shrovetide)
Black Wednesday- "Black Wednesday", Wednesday September 16, 1992, when there was a sharp collapse of the British pound sterling
Good / Holy / Spy Wednesday- rel. Wednesday during Holy Week, Wednesday before Easter, Judas betrayal day
Black Thursday- exchanges. "Black Thursday", a landslide fall in stock prices that began on Black Thursday October 24, 1929 and took on catastrophic proportions on the following Black Monday (October 28) and Black Tuesday (October 29). This stock market crash, also known as the Wall Street crash, was the beginning of the Great Depression.
Maundy Thursday- rel. Maundy Thursday (Holy Week)
girl Friday- an office assistant with a low official position and various responsibilities; young girl acting as a personal assistant or secretary
man friday- Friday, the faithful servant (named after the servant in D. Defoe's novel "Robinson Crusoe")
Black Friday- "Black Friday", Friday in which financial or other failures occur
Friday face- lean face, lean mine
Friday fare- lean food
Good Friday- rel. Holy, Good Friday
Saturday night special- bargaining .; amer. Saturday special offer, heavily discounted item, Saturday sale price; cheap (slang)
Hospital saturday- (lit. "hospital Saturday") day of collection of donations for the maintenance of hospitals
Egg-Saturday- Saturday before Shrove Tuesday
a month of Sundays- (lit. "month of Sundays") for an eternity, a very long time
when two Sundays come together- lit. when two Sundays meet, i.e. never
Sunday face- hypocritical appearance
Sunday "s child- a child born on Sunday; lucky person
Sunday driver- car driver working only on Sundays; inept, slow driver
Sunday man- a person who is in society only on Sundays
Sunday painter- amateur artist; primitivist painter
Sunday best / Sunday clothes- the best (new, festive) clothing for special occasions
Sunday closing- shopping day off on Sundays
Sunday dinner- Sunday lunch
Sunday school- Sunday School
Sunday supplement- Sunday newspaper supplement
6 Time of day in English idioms
morning after- decomp. hangover, morning after drinking, binge, etc .; colloquial a period of sobering up after a rash act
morning news- morning news release
morning star- morning star, Venus
morning coat- business card
morning dress- a) home suit; b) business card
morning parade- military. morning check
in the afternoon of one "s life- at the end of life, in the declining years
afternoon tea- hearty dinner with tea
yester-evening- last night
evening gown- Amer. Evening Dress
evening star- evening Star
evening colors- Amer. pestilence descent signal
evening gun- pestilence. signal shot before the evening changing of the guard
night out- a night spent outside the home
to have a night off- have a free evening
small night- the first hours after midnight (1-2 am)
in the dead of the night- late at night
throughout the night- all night long
night fell- night has come
white night- 1) a night without sleep; 2) white night
overcast night- cloudy night
starlit night- Starlight Night
wedding night- the wedding night
stormy night- stormy night
night-hawk = nightjar- night taxi driver; a person working or just awake at night
night-chair- chamber pot
night-bird- 1) nocturnal bird; 2) night reveler, night owl; night thief
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7 Games, songs and fairy tales in English about the days of the week (flash)
The origin of the names of the days of the week in English
In Latin, in Romance and Germanic languages, the origin of the designations of the days of the week is associated with the names of the celestial bodies of the solar system: the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and the Sun (in turn, named after the Roman gods). Monday was declared Moon Day, Tuesday Mars Day, and so on. In modern Italian, Spanish and French, the names of the first five planets have been preserved as the names of the days of the week. In English, only Monday ( Monday), Saturday ( Saturday) and Sunday ( Sunday) have names equivalent to Latin. The rest of the days in English also bear the names of the planets, but have already received names in honor of the gods of Scandinavian mythology: Tuesday ( Tuesday) is named after Tiw, Wednesday ( Wednesday) in honor of Woden, Thursday ( Thursday) - in honor of Thor (Thor), and Friday ( Friday) - in honor of Freya (Freya).
Abbreviated names of days of the week in English
Monday - Monday / Mon / Mo
Tuesday - Tuesday / Tue / Tu
Wednesday - Wednesday / Wed / We
Cheverg - Thursday / Thu / Th
Friday - Friday / Fri / Fr
Saturday - Saturday / Sat / Sa
Sunday - Sunday / Sun / Su
Cards and coloring pages with the days of the week in English
English children's poems about the days of the week and time of day
Monday "s child is nice and slow,
Tuesday "s child is go, go, go,
Wednesday "s child is very funny,
Thursday "s child is happy and sunny,
Friday "s child is like a king,
Saturday "s child can dance and sing,
Sunday "s childe can stand on her head,
And count the ghosts under her bed!
Monday "s child is fair of face,
Tuesday "s child is full of grace,
Wednesday "s child is full of woe,
Thursday "s child has far to go,
Friday "s child is loving and giving,
Saturday "s child works hard for its living,
And a child that "s born of the
Sabbath day Is fair and wise and good and gay.
(Translated by M. Boroditskaya)
Who was born on Monday
Will be as white as a miller.
Who is on Tuesday - fair.
And who on Wednesday - unhappy.
Who is on Thursday - an eternal vagrant.
Friday - kindhearted.
Who is on Saturday - good for business,
Sunday is good for everyone!
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Wash on Monday
Wash on Monday,
Iron on Tuesday,
Bake on Wednesday,
Brew on Thursday,
Churn on Friday,
Mend on Saturday,
Go to meeting on Sunday.
Good night, sleep tight
Good night, sleep tight,
Wake up bright,
In the morning light,
To do what "s right,
With all your might.
Day in English and Russian
In English, there is no special word for the concept expressed by the Russian word day; the corresponding concept can be expressed in English descriptively as day and night or twenty-four hours.
The same twenty-four hour time span is divided differently in English and Russian. English speakers divide this period into three parts: morning(from 0 to 12 noon), afternoon(from noon to about 6 pm, that is, before sunset) and evening(from sunset to midnight, after which it comes again morning). As for the words day and night, then they denote a different division of the day, not into three, but into two parts: light ( day) and dark ( night). Also the word day used in the same way as abbreviation day and night, that is, in the meaning of the Russian day.
In Russian, the picture is different - the day is divided into four parts, namely: morning (from sunrise to about 10 or 11 hours), day (from 10 or 11 hours before sunset), evening (from sunset to about 10 or 11 hours) and night (between evening and morning, that is, the time when people sleep).
G. H. Andersen's Tale of the Days of the Week in English
The days of the week once wanted to be free to get together and have a party.
During the days of the week, I also wanted to get together and feast at least once.
But each of the seven days was so occupied, the year around, that they had no time to spare.
But each of them counted, they were so busy all year round that they could not do it.
They wanted a whole extra day; but then they had that every four years,
They had to wait an extra day, and this one is issued only once every four years.
the intercalary day that comes in February for the purpose of keeping order in chronology.
- in February of a leap year; it is calculated for the equation of accounts
You can find the time in English here. The clock is in English. How to answer what time or what time?
Many people put off knowing the time in English until later, but in fact it is very important, since in colloquial speech we constantly ask each other for the time. And yet, it is quite easy to learn all this, the main thing is to figure it out once, and then only repeat it sometimes.
So the main question that you may be asked in terms of "what time" or "what time is it" - What time is it (now)? or What’s the time?
To get started, you should know the following:
- numerals of the English language.
- in English they do not like to use 24 hour time, but usually they use 12 hour time. In order not to get confused, they use abbreviations. Time from 00 to 12 means a.m., and time from 12 to 00 p.m.
- before you start you need to put it's.
- up to half an hour should be used " past", and after half -" to".
- instead of the word "fifteen" you should use quarter(quarter).
- word minutes(minutes) is usually omitted in English.
So let's get down to examples.
First way:
00.00 (midnight) - midnight, it will also be useful to know - at midnight - at midnight, after midnight - after midnight, well after midnight - in the small hours
00.05 (five minutes past midnight) - it's five past zero am
01.10 (ten minutes past one am) - it's ten past one am
02.15 (fifteen minutes of the third night) - it's a quarter past two am
03.20 (twenty minutes past three in the morning) - it's twenty past three am
04.25 (twenty-five minutes past four in the morning) - it's twenty five past four am
05.30 (half past six in the morning) - it's half past five am
06.35 (thirty-five minutes of the seventh in the morning, and they speak at 25 minutes to 7) - it's twenty five to seven am
07.40 (twenty eight in the morning) - it's twenty to eight am
08.45 (fifteen to nine in the morning) - it's a quarter to nine am
09.50 (ten to ten in the morning) - it's ten to ten am
10.55 (five to eleven in the morning) - it's five to eleven am
12.00 (noon) - noon or midday, it will also be useful to know - at noon - at noon, before noon - forenoon, afternoon - afternoon, afternoon - in the afternoon
12.05 (five minutes of the first day) - it's five past twelve pm
13.10 (ten minutes of the second day) - it's ten past one pm
14.15 (fifteen minutes of the third day) - it's a quarter past two pm
15.20 (twenty minutes of the fourth day) - it's twenty past three pm
16.25 (twenty five minutes of the fifth day) - it's twenty five past four pm
17.30 (half past five in the evening) - it's half past five pm
18.35 (thirty-five minutes of the seventh in the evening, and they speak 25 minutes to 7) - it's twenty five to seven pm
19.40 (twenty minutes to eight in the evening) - it's twenty to eight pm
20.45 (fifteen minutes to nine in the evening) - it's a quarter to nine pm
21.50 (ten minutes to ten in the evening) - it's ten to ten pm
22.55 (five minutes to eleven pm) - it's five to eleven pm
1, 2, 3 ... hours they usually speak simply - one, two, three ... o'clock, for example, ten o'clock in the morning - ten o'clock a.m.
Also, instead of a.m. you can use the expression - in the morning, and instead of p.m. use in the evening, for example 05.15 (fifteen minutes past six in the morning) - it's a quarter past five a.m.
Time in English: table, hours. Two ways to tell about time.
or it's a quarter past five in the morning.
It should also be mentioned that in English (as well as in Russian) they like to abbreviate everything, so often the time will be used without it's at the beginning, and am, pm and the phrase in the morning, in the evening are used only when it will not be clear without it ... That is, for example, to the question "When do you go to bed? - When do you go to bed?" The answer is "at ten - at ten" and there is no need to add "evenings", so this is understandable ...
In American English, the preposition is often used instead of past after... And instead of the preposition to, you can use prepositions of, before and till.
Second way:
The simplest, just say as it is, for example,
5.05 - (five zero five) - five oh (zero) five
6.10 - (six ten) - six ten
7.15 - (seven fifteen) - seven fifteen
8.20 - (eight twenty) - eight twenty
9.25 - (nine twenty five) - nine twenty five
10.30 - (ten thirty) - ten thirty
11.35 - (eleven thirty five) - eleven thirty five
12.40 - (twelve forty) - twelve forty
13.45 - (thirteen forty five) - thirteen forty five
16.50 - (sixteen fifty) - sixteen fifty
20.55 - (twenty fifty five) - tventy fifty five
In addition, you need to know the following prepositions and in what cases they apply, if you want to be even more specific about the time.
And finally, remember the following words:
exactly- exactly; for example, it's exactly nine (exactly nine o'clock)
about- about; for example, it's about seven (about seven o'clock)
almost- nearly; for example, it's almost eight (almost eight hours)
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Time of day in English.
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Words and Prepositions of Expression of Time
Today we will look at the topic "Time of day in English". Communication in any language is not possible without mentioning the topic of time, because this is the foundation of our life, this is everyday life, which cannot be ruled out in any way.
Word markers and for determining the time of day
So, time of day - time- measured by constant values: hours - hours, minutes - minutes, seconds - seconds... As you know, a day consists of 24 hours. The first half of the day is usually denoted am (ante meridiem) - before noon, the second half - pm (post meridiem) - in the afternoon. These abbreviations help to distinguish in written and oral speech, to which part of the day the time belongs.
The table below shows examples of using am and pm with translation:
| The train leaves at 5 pm | The train leaves at 5pm |
| My workday starts at 9 am | My work day starts at nine in the morning |
| She works from 8 am till 6 pm | She works from 8 am to 6 pm |
English ways of expressing time: past, to, quarter, half and prepositions at, in
Of course, to answer the most common question "What time is it? / What time is it?" - "What time is it?" - you need knowledge of numerals as well as prepositions. Past - after, to - before, quarter - quarter, half - half in English will help you say what time it is. If you need to say the time up to half an hour, use past, if after half an hour - to.
How to learn how to operate with these prepositions, the table with the translation below will tell you:
To speak English competently about the time of day, you need to know how and where to put prepositions.
Prepositions at and in used to designate a specific time or part of the day. At will help express the time in English in seconds, minutes and hours, as well as the time of day: at noon - at noon / at midday, at night - at night, at midnight - at midnight, at dawn - at dawn, at sunset - at sunset / at dusk. If we are talking about words such as morning - morning, noon - afternoon and evening - evening, then instead of at, it is written and said in.
Words for part of a day, exact and approximate time
Pay attention to the words referring to the time period, which are used in English without a preposition. Let's say we need the word yesterday - yesterday, today - today, tomorrow - tomorrow, every day - every day, tonight - tonight, next / this / last week / month / year - next / this / last week / month / year, in In this case, no preposition is given.
Examples with translation in the table for memorization:
Additionally, learn how to spell the approximate or exact time in English. Remember the words about - about, almost - about, almost, near - about and exactly - exactly, sharp - exactly.
The pivot table with translation will help to consolidate the information:
Years and dates
Years in English are read as follows:
1400 - fourteen hundred
1502 - fifteen two (fifteen hundred and two)
1812 - eighteen twelve (eighteen hundred and twelve)
2000 - two thousand
2007 - two thousand seven
Word " year"after the mention of the year, it is usually omitted.
Dates are written in ordinal numbers:
They can also be written in the month / day / year format, separated by a dot or slash:
01/17/98 - American version
Time of day
4.00 - four (o "clock)
8.05 - five minutes past eight (eight oh five)
2.10 - ten minutes past two (two ten)
5.12 - twelve minutes past five (five twelve)
11.15 - quarter past eleven (eleven fifteen)
9.30 - half past nine (nine thirty)
1.35 - twenty-five minutes to two (one thirty-five)
10.45 - quarter to eleven (ten forty-five)
7.52 - eight minutes to eight (seven fifty-two)
As you can see, in most situations, the time can be read in two ways:
- <часы> <минуты>
The train departs at seven fifty-two.
The train leaves at 7:52.
- <минуты>past / to<часы>
The shop will be closed at quarter to six.
The store will close at fifteen to six.
I want to see the TV program at ten minutes past nine.
I want to watch the program at ten past nine.
Past used to represent the part of an hour from zero to 30 minutes (literally means "after"):
I came here at quarter past nine.
I came here at 9:15.
To denotes a time from 30 to 59 minutes ("to"):
The plane takes off at ten minutes to twelve.
The plane takes off at ten to twelve.
American English also sometimes uses the words after and till:
quarter after nine
Fifteen minutes after nine
ten minutes till twelve
ten to twelve
Word o'clock is used only to indicate a whole hour (no minutes). It is not used in conjunction with words am / pm or after numbers " .00 "
The accident occurred at six o'clock.
The accident happened at six o'clock.
In informal conversation, the word o'clock often omitted:
I'm stuck in traffic, I'll be home only at 8.
I'm stuck in traffic, I won't be home until eight.
The words a.
How to tell what time it is in English
m. and p. m.(from Lat. "ante meridiem" and "post meridiem") denote the time before and after noon, similar to the Russian "morning" and "evening":
The match is starting at 4 p. m.
The match starts at 4pm (4pm).
I usually get up at 7 a. m.
I usually get up at seven in the morning (7:00).
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6 a.m. vs 6 p.m. Or how to speak correctly about time in English
Imagine that you urgently need to reschedule a business meeting with your English-speaking partners, and your English-speaking secretary, as luck would have it, went on vacation. What to do? How do you let them know that the meeting time has changed?
In English, time can be said in two different ways.
Method 1 or What I see is what I sing about
Should the meeting be at 9:30? Why invent something new when you can just say “nine thirty”. If you choose this option, then you should just remember the numerals in English. And that's almost all! Feel free to call partners and say “The meeting will begin at nine thirty”.
Method 2 or No wonder I learned all these new words
There are two options here. You can either live a little in the past, or run a little ahead. For example, the meeting should start at 10:25 am. You can say “The meeting will be at twenty-five past / after ten” or “It will be at thirty-five before / to / till eleven”. In the first case, you will start from the past hour, and in the second case, you will refer to the future. If you plan to use this method, you should not only repeat the numbers, but also learn new words, such as half - half, 30 minutes and quarter - a quarter, 15 minutes.
It would seem that everything sounds very easy. But, of course, in English, things cannot do without little tricks.
✓ A.m. and P.m. In English, they do not use the 24-hour time scheme we are used to. Instead, the day is divided into 12 and 12 hours. The first 12 hours from 00 to 12 are designated a.m. (from the Latin “ante meridiem”), and the second 12 hours from 12 to 00 are designated p.m. ("Post meridiem"). Instead of a.m.
Time in English
you can use the expression “in the morning”, and instead of p.m. - “in the evening”. Be sure to check this point! Otherwise, your partners may get confused and arrive 12 hours later or earlier.
✓ Word "Minutes" usually omitted. So the phrase "It’s 14 o'clock and 10 minutes" will sound like “It’s two ten p.m. now ”.
✓ Prepositions "In" and "At"... For some reason we should say “in the evening”, “in the morning” and even “in the afternoon”, but “at night”, “at noon”, “at midnight”, “at dawn” and “at sunset” ... Note that if we want to say that something will happen at a certain time or has already happened, we use the preposition “at”. Example, “On Monday at 7:30 a.m. I had a flight to the Moon ”.
It's all pretty simple and straightforward, right? Let's go up a notch and see what beautiful expressions with the word “time” we can enrich our English with.
1) A matter of time(usually used with "only" or "just") - a matter of time.
It is just a matter of time before they add the word “syndrome” after my last name.
2)Bad time(to catch at a bad time) - bad time.
Sorry I can’t stay to chat, this is a bit of a bad time. I'm running away from a zombie.
3) To waste time- wasting time, wasting
You are just wasting my time. You don’t have a blue kitten.
4) Big time- great success or something very special
I've finally reached the big time! I’ve found the last cookie!
5) To have a hard / rough time- to experience difficulties
Since his wife started using Instagram, Mr. Brown has been having a rough time.
Good luck with your English and don't waste your time!
Anna Shutikova
V English language there are clear rules to tell you exactly what time it is.
For example, in our language the time format consists of 24 hours and in the afternoon after 12.00 we often speak 13, 14, 15 and so on.
There is a clear division of time in English:
- AM (00:00 - 12:00): AM (Ante Merediem)
- Afternoon (12:00 - 24:00): PM (Post Merediem)
For example, the sign of a cafe may look like this:
- Open from 7.30 am to (till) 11 pm.
You can also replace AM with “in the morning” and PM with “in the afternoon”.
- Are you insane to call at 4 o'clock in the morning?
- The presentation will be held at 5 in the afternoon.
If everything is clear in writing, then for oral understanding (pronunciation) of time you need to know the rules.
To indicate time in hours and minutes in English language three prepositions are used: at (at), past (after), to (before).
The clock is divided into two parts - each half an hour.
To indicate the time up to half an hour inclusive (minute hand from 12.00 to 6.00 on the dial), the preposition PAST is used (after):
- At ten minutes past two. - At ten minutes past three. Literally: 10 minutes after two, 2:10 or 14:10.
To indicate the time after half an hour inclusive (minute hand from 6.00 to 12.00 on the dial), the preposition TO (before) is used:
- At ten minutes to two. - At ten minutes to two or one hour and 50 minutes. Literally: 10 minutes to two, 1:50 or 13:50.
There is such a thing as "quarter of an hour" - "quarter" (15 minutes). A quarter can be up to half an hour and after half an hour and is always used with the indefinite article "a".
- At a quarter to five. - At a quarter to five - fifteen to five. Literally: at quarter to five, 4:45 am or 4:45 pm
- At a quarter past five. - At fifteen minutes past six. Literally: a quarter after five, 5:15 am or 5:15 pm
Half is denoted by the word "half" - hæf (30 minutes) (the letter L cannot be read), without an article.
- At half past six.
- At half past seven.
Exactly any hour (no minutes):
- At ten o'clock
To the question What time is it? the answer begins with the words It is ...
- It is six o "clock
- It`s 12 o "clock
More examples:
How to say "within three hours": for 3 hours ("h" is not read in the word "hours")
How to say "more than three hours": for over 3 hours
- We have been waiting for the delayed flight for over 3 hours.
How to say "in an hour": in an hour - if we are talking about the future
- The guests will arrive in an hour.
after an hour - if we are talking about the past
- After an hour of our waiting the guests finally arrived.
How to say "in half an hour": in half an hour ("L" is not read in the word "half")
How to say "in an hour and a half": in an hour and a half
How to say "on time": in time or on time.
In time - "in time for any event."
- You are just in time for dinner.
- On time
- He is unlikely to come on time.
