HSK1 — Day 14 — What Time Is It Now?

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Tick-tock, tick-tock! Let's learn to tell time and parts of the day.

Today's Vocabulary

现在
xiànzài
now
现在几点?
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it now?
diǎn
o'clock
三点。
Sān diǎn.
Three o'clock.
分钟
fēnzhōng
minute
五分钟。
Wǔ fēnzhōng.
Five minutes.
上午
shàngwǔ
morning (AM)
现在是上午。
Xiànzài shì shàngwǔ.
It is morning now.
下午
xiàwǔ
afternoon (PM)
下午三点。
Xiàwǔ sān diǎn.
3pm.
中午
zhōngwǔ
noon
中午十二点。
Zhōngwǔ shí'èr diǎn.
Noon, 12 o'clock.

Today's Grammar

Ask the time with 现在几点?(What time is it now?), answer with number + 点, e.g. 三点 (3 o'clock).

现在几点?
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it now?
现在下午三点。
Xiànzài xiàwǔ sān diǎn.
It's 3pm now.
现在上午八点。
Xiànzài shàngwǔ bā diǎn.
It's 8am now.
现在几点?现在下午一点。
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? Xiànzài xiàwǔ yī diǎn.
What time is it? It's 1pm now.
上午九点,下午三点。
Shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn, xiàwǔ sān diǎn.
9am, 3pm.