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    This document provides examples of how to tell time in Mandarin Chinese. It includes: 1) Sample conversations where one person asks the time or daily schedule and the other responds with the time in Chinese. 2) Explanations of terms used for times - 点 (dian) for o'clock, 分 (fen) for minutes, 半 (ban) for half, and 刻 (ke) for quarter. 3) Examples of telling specific times like 7:00, 9:25, and 4:45 in Chinese. It notes exceptions like emphasizing the 0 for times like 8:03.

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    This document provides examples of how to tell time in Mandarin Chinese. It includes: 1) Sample conversations where one person asks the time or daily schedule and the other responds with the time in Chinese. 2) Explanations of terms used for times - 点 (dian) for o'clock, 分 (fen) for minutes, 半 (ban) for half, and 刻 (ke) for quarter. 3) Examples of telling specific times like 7:00, 9:25, and 4:45 in Chinese. It notes exceptions like emphasizing the 0 for times like 8:03.

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    This document provides examples of how to tell time in Mandarin Chinese. It includes: 1) Sample conversations where one person asks the time or daily schedule and the other responds with the time in Chinese. 2) Explanations of terms used for times - 点 (dian) for o'clock, 分 (fen) for minutes, 半 (ban) for half, and 刻 (ke) for quarter. 3) Examples of telling specific times like 7:00, 9:25, and 4:45 in Chinese. It notes exceptions like emphasizing the 0 for times like 8:03.

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    Talk To Me In Mandarin

    Lesson 8
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    In previous lesson, we learned about how to express year, month, day and date. Since,
    we have already know many expressions related numbers, in this lesson, we will teach
    you more specifically on TIME. The Chinese time system is fairly straightforward. Letʼs
    look at some conversations.

    Sample Conversation:

    1. A: 现在几点了？ [ xian zai ji dian le ? ]


    − What time is it now?
    B: 现在8点1刻。[ xian zai ba dian yi ke. ]
    − It is eight fifteen now.

    现在 [ xian zai ] − now


    点 [ dian ] − oʼclock
    15 minutes / a quarter (of an hour) = 1刻 [ yi ke ]
    30 minutes / half an hour = 半 [ ban ]
    45 minutes / three quarters (of an hour) = 3刻 [ san ke ]

    2. A: 每天早上你几点起床？ [ mei tian zao shang ni ji dian qi chuang ? ]


    − What time do you get up in the morning everyday?
    B: 我6点半起床。 [ wo liu dian ban qi chuang. ]
    − I get up at half past six.
    A: 你上午什么时候上课 / 上班 [ ni shang wu shen me shi hou shang ke / shang ban? ]
    − What time do you have class / go to work in the morning ?
    B: 我7点3刻 始上课 / 上班。[ wo qi dian san ke kai shi shang ke / shang ban. ]
    − Class / Work begins at 7:45.

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    Talk To Me In Mandarin

    Lesson 8
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    每天 [ mei tian ] − everyday


    上午 [ shang wu] − in the morning
    下午 [ xia wu ] − in the afternoon
    傍 [ bang wan ] − in the evening
    上 [ wan shang ] − at night
    起床 [ qi chuang ] − to get up
    上课 [ shang ke ] − to go to school / to have class
    上班 [ shang ban ] − to work
    始 [ kai shi ] − to begin / to start

    Letʼs take a look at these expressions;

    点 [ dian ] − oʼclock
    7:00 – qi dian
    9:00 – jiu dian

    Please try: 11:00, 5:00, 12:00

    ** 2:00, you can say “er dian”, it is understandable, but not accurate, weʼd better say
    “liang dian”. As before all measure words, 2 will be pronounced as “liang”.

    分 [ fen ] – minute
    7:10 – qi dian shi fen
    9:25 – jiu dian er shi wu fen

    Please try: 10:20, 3:40, 12:55

    ** If the minute part / ʻfenʼ part is less than 10 minutes, such as 8:03, 12:07, you need to
    emphasize with 0 [ ling ] in the ʻfenʼ part. For example, ba dian ling san fen, shi er dian
    ling qi fen.

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    Talk To Me In Mandarin

    Lesson 8
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    半 [ ban ] – half
    7: 30—qi dian ban / qi dian san shi fen

    刻 [ ke ] – quarter
    4:15 – si dian yi ke ( one quarter )

    How about 4:45 then?...... Yes, si dian san ke ( three quarters )


    ** 半 [ ban ] for half you can use anywhere, while 刻 [ ke ] for quarter is only used for
    time expressions.

    Posted by Liz

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