Lesson 18

 

       

 

The Time

 

xian4zai4 ji3dian3?

现在 几点 ?

What time is it?

 

Ba1dian3 zheng3

八点 整

Eight o'clock

 

Ba1dian3 er4shi2

八点 二十

Twenty past eight

 

Ba1dian3 ban4

八点 半

Half past eight

 

Jiu3dian3 yi1ke4

九点 一刻

Quarter past nine

 

Yi1dian3 cha4 yi1k e4

一点 差 一刻

Quarter to one

 

Yi1dian3 cha4 wu3fen1

一点 差 五分

Five to one

 

ni3 mei3tian1gong1zuo4 ji3 xiao3shi2

你 每天 工作 几 小时 ?

How many hours do you work per day?

 

Ba1 xiao3shi2

八 小时

8 hours.

 

Vocabulary

English

Chinese (phonetic)

Chinese (written)

     

Now

Xian4zai4

现在

What time is it

Ji3dian3

几点

How many (with a lower number)

Ji3

Hour

Dian3

Hour

Xiao3shi2

小时

Minute

Fen1

Second

Miao3

On the dot

Zheng3

Half past

Ban4

Quarter past

Ke4

Minus

Cha4

Every day

Mei3tian1

每天

Every

Mei3

Day

Tian1