HEYGOW ASMR

Telling the time

10 phrases
HD
jǐ diǎn le?
几点了?
ENwhat time is it?
HD
sān diǎn bàn.
三点半。
ENhalf past three
HD
chà wǔ fēn bā diǎn.
差五分八点。
ENfive to eight
HD
liǎng diǎn yí kè.
两点一刻。
ENquarter past two
HD
zǎoshang qī diǎn.
早上七点。
ENseven in the morning
HD
wǎnshang shí diǎn.
晚上十点。
ENten at night
HD
zhōngwǔ shí'èr diǎn.
中午十二点。
ENtwelve noon
HD
jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?
几点开始?
ENwhat time does it start?
HD
jǐ diǎn jiéshù?
几点结束?
ENwhat time does it finish?
HD
kuài dào shíjiān le.
快到时间了。
ENit's almost time

Telling the time uses fractions where English uses minutes: 一刻 is a quarter, 半 is a half, so 两点一刻 is quarter past two. 差五分八点 puts the shortfall first - literally "lacking five minutes, eight o'clock". And the day is always named before the hour: 早上七点, 晚上十点, since Chinese has no am and pm.