How to read hours or tim

e in English
By
Group 1
-O'clock
The mention of o'clock is used to show time no more no less (right).
Ex:14.00 = Two o’clock
03.00 = Three o’clock
-Half Past
the mention of half past is used to indicate over 30 minutes .
The long needle is at number 6.
Ex: 19.30 = Half past seven
3.30 = Half past three
-Quarter Past
The mention of quarter past is used to indicate over / 15 minutes,
the long needle is at number 3.
Ex : 5.15 = A quarter past five
20.15 = a quarter past eight
-Quarter to
Quarter To is used to indicate passing / more 45 minutes / less 15 miminutese
Ex: 4.45 = a quarter to five (jam 5 kurang 15 menit)
12.45 = a quarter to one (jam 1 kurang 15 menit)
Use of A.M. and P. M.
When reading time. Both (a.m
and p.m) these timepieces hav
e their own abbreviations. Na
mely, a.m. : ante merediem us
ed to indicate time between 00
.00 and 12.00 p.m. : post mere
diem is used to explain the tim
e between 12.00 and 00.00. th
e use of the two timepieces is a
ccompanied by the time descri
bed above. For example: 01.35
a.m. etc. If you don't want to u
se the timepiece, you can use ti
mestamps like; in the morning,
in the afternoon, in the evening
or at night.
• a.m. abbreviation of ante meridiem mea
ns before noon which is before noon.a.m
. starting at 12:00 p.m. until 11:59 p.m. or
before noon.
• p.m. stands for post meridiem which me
ans afternoon after midday. p.m.starting
from 12:00 noon until 11:59 pm or after n
oon.
Example:
• 6 o'clock in the morning = 6:00 a.m.
• 5 p.m. = 5:00 p.m.
• 11 a.m. = 11:00 a.m.
•
2 p.m. = 2:00 p.m.
• 4 o'clock in the afternoon = 4:00 p.m
• 7 p.m. = 7:00 p.m.
• 9 p.m. = 9:00 p.m.
• 7 AM = 7:00 a.m.
• 9 p.m. = 9:00 p.m
• 10 o'clock in the morning = 10.00 a.m
Thankyou