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Telling the Time

( Berbicara Tentang Waktu )

Now we will learn about "Telling The Time (Talking About Time)". One study on this theme is to read a clock. Reading the clock in English are not much different from Indonesian. There are several ways to be aware that what we say about the right time. For more easy to understand, look at the following pictures: 

four o'clock

04.00

It is a half past four

04.30

It is a quarter past nine09.15

It is ten minutes to two01.50

a quarter = seperempat (15 minutes)

a half = setengah (30 minutes)

commonly used sentences that related to Telling The Time:

- What time is it?

  (Jam berapa ini?)

- What time is it now?

  (Jam berapa sekarang?)

- It is ten o'clock.

  (Sekarang jam 10.)

- What time do you usually wake up?

  (Jam berapa biasanya kamu bangun tidur?)

- I wake up at five o'clock.

  (Saya bangun pada jam 05.00)

- What time do you have breakfast?

  (Jam berapa kamu sarapan.)

- I have breakfast at six o'clock.

  (Saya sarapan pada jam 06.00