Numbers, Time, Money and Calendar
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TELLING THE TIME |
TWO O'CLOCK
/tu əˈklɑːk/
TWO FIFTEEN / A QUARTER AFTER TWO
/tu ˌfɪfˈtiːn /
/ə ˈkwɔr·t̬ər ˈæf.tər tu/
TWO THIRTY / HALF PAST TWO
/tu ˈθɜr·t̬i / /hæf pæst tu/
TWO FORTY-FIVE / A QUARTER TO THREE
/tu ˈfɔːr.t̬i fɑɪv /
/ə ˈkwɔr·t̬ər tʊ θri/
TWO OH FIVE
/tu oʊ fɑɪv/
TWO TWENTY / TWENTY AFTER TWO
/tu ˈtwen·ti/
/ˈtwen·ti ˈæf·tər tu/
TWO FORTY / TWENTY TO THREE
/tu ˈfɔːr.t̬i
/ /ˈtwen·ti tʊ θri/
FIVE TO THREE / TWO FIFTY-FIVE
/fɑɪv tʊ θri / /tu ˈfɪf·ti fɑɪv/
MIDNIGHT
/ˈmɪdˌnɑɪt/
NOON
/nun/
Notes:
- American v/s British English : A quarter after two / A quarter past two
2. Para preguntar la hora podemos decir: What time is it?, What's the time?, Can you tell me what time is?, Can you tell me the time?
Para responder decimos: it's five twenty /it's midnight / it's ten to five / it's a quarter to ten. Tambien es posible omitir el "it's": What time is it? Four fifteen.
3. Para las horas 12:00 PM y AM, ademas de at noon y at midnight, es común decir: "twelve noon" o "twelve midnight", "twelve sharp " (en punto) o "exaclty at twelve" .
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