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AM and PM

● How many seconds are there in a minute? 60 seconds

● How many minutes are there in one hour? 60 minutes

● How many hours are there in a day? 24 hours

● Does a day is divided into two parts? Yes or No

● If Yes, how will you show the two parts? Morning (Day) and
night
● What the two parts are known as? A.M. and P.M.
V i de o
Tim e ! ! !
A.M. and P.M.
What is A.M. ? What is P.M. ?

A.M. is the first half of the day. P.M. is the second half of the day.

We call it as Morning. We call it as afternoon and evening.

It starts at midnight and ends at noon. It starts at noon and ends at midnight.

A.M. stands for Ante Meridiem ( in P.M. stands for Post Meridiem ( in Latin)
Latin) In Latin ‘post’ means after and
In Latin ‘ante’ means before and ‘meridiem’ means noon.
‘meridiem’ means noon.
So P.M., just means ‘ after noon’.
So A.M., just means ‘before noon’.
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