What time is it?
Asking the time
Here are some phrases you can use when you want to know the time:
- What's the time?
- What time is it?
- Have you got the right time?
- What time do you make it?
- Can you tell me the time, please?
Telling the time
To tell someone what the time is, we can say:
For example:
Question: Can you tell me the time, please?
Answer: Yes, of course. It's seven o'clock.
Watch
Examples:
| 7:45 |
seven forty-five |
| 11:06 |
eleven (oh) six |
| 7.15 |
fifteen minutes past seven |
| 7.45 |
fifteen minutes to eight |
| 5:30 |
half past five |
| 17:20 |
twenty past five |
| 00:00 |
midnight |
| 12:00 |
midday or noon |
| 3:00 |
Son las tres |
| 3:28 |
Son las tres y veinte y ocho |
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