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English for Beginners – Memory Game – Telling the Time in English

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What time is it?

It is…



There are two ways of telling the time in English: the digital way (straight numbers: hour + minutes) and the analogue clock way (using "past / to" + hour).

Here are a few simple tips to help you master time-telling skills in English.


The Simple Way: [Hour] + [Minutes]

Say the hour first, then the minutes.

  • 1:12 — It's one twelve.
  • 8:28 — It's eight twenty-eight.
  • 10:50 — It's ten fifty.

If the minutes are under ten (minutes 01–09), like 10:03, say the zero as "oh"：

10:03 — It's ten oh three.


Using "o'clock"

When the time is exactly on the hour ending in :00 minutes (no minutes), e.g. 4:00

  • 4:00 — It's four o'clock.
  • 11:00 — It's eleven o'clock.

For any time with minutes (e.g. 7:10), don't use "o'clock"。

  • Incorrect: It's seven ten o'clock. X
  • Incorrect: It's seven o'clock ten. X
  • Correct: It's seven ten.
  • Correct: It's ten past seven.


[Minutes] + past / to + [Hour]

Say the minutes first, then the hour.

Past — for minutes 1 to 30
To — for minutes 31 to 59 (counting how many minutes are left until the next hour)

  • 5:17 — seventeen past five
  • 5:21 — twenty-one past five
  • 5:40 — twenty to six (It's 20 minutes until 6:00)
  • 5:52 — eight to six (It's 8 minutes until 6:00)


Half past / quarter past / quarter to

Common expressions for telling the time at 15, 30, and 45 minutes:

It's half past… (X:30) — 30 minutes after the hour

  • 4:30 — half past four
  • 9:30 — half past nine

It's (a) quarter past… (X:15) — 15 minutes after the hour

  • 4:15 — a quarter past four (a) quarter past four
  • 9:15 — a quarter past nine (a) quarter past nine

It's (a) quarter to… (X:45) — 15 minutes before the next hour

  • 4:45 — a quarter to five (a) quarter to five
  • 9:45 — a quarter to ten (a) quarter to ten


AM vs PM

In English, we rarely use the 24-hour clock (like 14:00 or 21:00) in daily conversation. Instead, we use a 12-hour clock with AM and PM.

AM — morning (midnight to 11:59 a.m.)

PM — afternoon and night (noon to 11:59 p.m.)

e.g. The meeting is at 2:00 p.m. (Not 14:00)


More Examples

1:00
one o'clock
2:04
four past two
two oh four
3:15
quarter past three
three fifteen
3:30
half past three
three thirty
4:13
thirteen past four
four thirteen
5:50
ten to six
five fifty
6:45
quarter to seven
six forty-five
7:12
twelve past seven
seven twelve
8:00
eight o'clock
8:41
nineteen to nine
eight forty-one
9:06
six past nine
nine oh six
9:53
seven to ten
nine fifty-three
10:23
twenty-three past ten
ten twenty-three
11:46
fourteen to twelve
eleven forty-six
13:30
half past one
one thirty
14:43
seventeen to three
two forty-three
15:11
eleven past three
three eleven
16:28
twenty-eight past four
four twenty-eight
17:38
twenty-two to six
five thirty-eight
18:16
sixteen past six
six sixteen
20:21
twenty-one past eight
eight twenty-one
20:50
ten to nine
eight fifty
23:34
twenty-six to midnight
eleven thirty-four
23:53
seven to midnight
eleven fifty-three


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