What time of day is it? Are you an early bird or a night owl? What time do you usually get up? Do you set an alarm every day? Today, we’re learning how to talk about time!
The Time of Day
- Morning – any time between 12am to 12pm - утро
- Noon – it refers to 12pm and is the start of the afternoon - полдень
- Afternoon – any time between 12pm to 6pm - обед
- Evening - any time between 6pm to 12am - вечер
- Midnight – As its name suggests, "midnight" refers to the middle of the night, which is any time between 12am to 3am - полночь
Asking for time
- What time is it?/What is the time? – Который час?
- Could you tell me the time please? – Можете, пожалуйста, сказать, который час?
- Do you have the time? –У вас есть где посмотреть время?
- What time are we meeting? – Когда мы встречаемся?
Telling the time
When you are referring to the exact time, there are two ways in which you can do this:
- • Say the hour first, followed by the minutes:
8:20 - It's eight twenty
10:05 - It's ten o-five
17:40 – It’s five forty
- Say the minutes first followed by the hour:
4:35 - It's twenty-five to five
3:20 - It's twenty past three
19:18 - It's eighteen past seven
- Quarter past – четверть после
- Half past – половина после
- Quarter to – четверть до
Expressions with alarm clock
- Put/Set the alarm clock (for…) – Завести будильник (на...)
- The alarm clock didn’t go off this morning. – Будильник не сработал утром.
- The alarm clock didn’t ring. – Будильник не зазвонил.
- Switch on/off an alarm clock. – Включить/выключить будильник.
- Use an alarm clock to remind you … - Заведи будильник, чтобы он тебе напомнил о...
- His alarm clock takes two medium-sized batteries. – Для его будильника подходят две батарейки среднего размера.
Sometimes we have a good night or a bad night when the alarm clock wakes us up. To be ready for different mornings I suggest you watch the video and find out some sleeping expressions
Abbreviations:
- AM = Ante meridiem (from Latin): Before noon – до полудня
- PM = Post meridiem (from Latin): After noon – после полудня
At or In
- “At” is only used to describe specific times. It might be to describe a particular numerical time on the clock (с точным временем).
- “In” is used in phrases that describe a more general period of time, that doesn’t have a specific clock time or time of day (с общим периодом времени).
Some useful expressions
- The clock is five minutes fast or slow. – В часах погрешность в пять минут.
- At exactly five o’clock. – Точно в пять часов.
- At five o’clock sharp. – Ровно в пять часов.
- By five o’clock at the latest. – Не позднее пяти часов.
- About five o’clock. – Примерно в пять часов.
- Until ten o’clock. – К десяти часам.
- On time - at the planned time – Вовремя.
- In time - ‘before the last moment’ – Вовремя.
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