As Horas

the time

What time is it?

What is the time?
Have you got the time?
Do you have the time?

A traduo seria: Que horas so? ou Voc tem horas?

No ingls usamos "PAST" para dizer os minutos at o limite de meia hora.
Exemplos:
10:30 am. It' s half past ten.
12:15 pm. It' s quarter past twelve.
4:25 pm. It' s twenty-five past four.
6:10 pm. It' s ten past six.
2:28 pm. It' s twenty-eight past two.

Ingls I * Maria Jos Silva * 2013

Usamos o
' clock somente para dizer horas completas / redondas.
6:00 It' s six o
' clock.
7:00 It' s seven o
' clock.
8:00 It' s eight o
' clock.
Usamos TO para dizer as horas do minuto 31 at antes de ser completada uma hora
cheia.
9:45. It' s quarter to ten.
7:55. It' s five to eight.

Tambm usamos os nmeros em grupos de dois.

10:30 am. It' s ten thirty in the morning. Or, It' s ten thirty am.
12.15 pm. It' s twelve fifteen in the afternoon.Or, twelve fifteen pm.
9:45 pm. It' s nine forty five in the evening. Or, it' s nine forty five pm.
A.M. = anti-meridian = antes do meio dia.(Latin).
PM = post meridian = depois do meio dia. (Latin).
Noon = meio dia

Ingls I * Maria Jos Silva * 2013