Asking for the time,

ungkapan-ungkapan yang digunakan untuk menanyakan waktu pada orang lain

What time is it now? = Pukul berapa sekarang?
What is the time?
What time is it right now?
Do you have the correct time? = Apakah waktunya tidak salah?
Have you got the time? (informal)
Can I have the time?
May I know what time it is? (lebih sopan)
Excuse me, what time do you have? (Bisa menggunakan excuse me sebelum menanyakan
waktu agar percakapan terkesan lebih sopan)
What time does this store open? = Pukul berapa toko ini buka?
What time does exactly the movie start? = Pukul berapa tepatnya filmnya dimulai?
When does the movie start? = Kapan filmnya dimulai?
(When digunakan untuk mendapatkan jawaban yang lebih umum, sementara What time untuk
jawaban yang lebih spesifik mengenai pukul tertentu)
When should we meet then? = Lalu kapan kita harus bertemu?
(dapat mengakhiri pertanyaan dengan membubukankan kata Please agar pertanyaan terkesan
lebih sopan)
Responding the question about the time, ungkapan yang digunakan untuk merespon dan
menjawab pertanyaan orang yang bertanya tentang waktu pada kita
Its nine oclock = Sekarang pukul Sembilan tepat
Its ten oclock sharp right now = Sekarang pukul sepuluh tepat
Its almost eight = Sekarang hampir pukul depalan
I think my watch is a few minutes slow = Saya rasa jam saya beberapa menit lebih lambat
Of course, Its a quarter of two = Tentu saja, sekarang pukul dua lewat lima belas menit
Yes, Its a five twenty five = Ya, sekarang pukul lima lewat dua puluh lima menit
This store usually opens at 10 AM = Biasanya toko ini buka pada pukul 10 AM
The movie will start soon = Filmnya akan mulai sebentar lagi
We should meet on Wednesday = Kita harus bertemu pada hari Rabu

Berikut ini contoh dialog percakapan mengenai expression of asking for the time

Conversation 1
Evi : Oh, no! I forgot to bring my watch. I wonder what time it is now. Um excuse me, Sir. Do
you know what time it is now?
Man : Well, its almost 2 PM
Evi : Im sorry, do you have the correct time?
Man : Yes, but I guess my watch is a few minutes faster
Evi : Oh, very well. Thank you, Sir
Man : No problem
Conversation 2
Tedi : Ah, I think the day is getting darker. Have you got the time?
Chris : Well its a half past five.
Tedi : Wow, playing with skateboard is so much fun. Its going to be nightfall
Chris : Yes, I think we should leave from here. Hey, by the way are you hungry?
Tedi : Yes, I am starving. Id love to eat that delicious burger from Lezat Burger stall. What time
does the stall open?
Chris : It has opened from 4 PM. Okay, lets stop by the stall.
Tedi : Great!
Conversation 3
Ryan : Wow, they said Transformer 4 will be on cinema soon. When does exactly the movie
come to the cinema?
Widi : Yes, I saw that from internet. It said that it is going to be on cinema on June.
Ryan : Ah, thats too bad. Its still March. It will be a long-wait
Widi : Yeah

Vocabularies Expression of Asking for the time Menanyakan waktu

Adj. = adjective / kata sifat

v. = verb/ kata kerja
n. = noun / kata benda
advrb. = adverb / keterangan

Watch = jam tangan (n).

Faster = lebih cepat (adj).
Get darker = mejadi gelap (v).
So much fun = sangat menyenangkan (advrb).
Nightfall = senjakala, waktu matahari terbenam (n).
leave = pergi, beranjak (v).
Starving = sangat lapar (adj).
Stall = toko, kedai, warung (n).
stop by = berhenti untuk berkunjung (v).
Cinema = bioskop (n).
Long-wait = penantian panjang (n).
 Ungkapan Penting dalam Percakapan Telling The Time
(Menyatakan Waktu)
What day is today? Sekarang hari apa?
What date is today? Sekarang tanggal berapa?
How long have you been living here? Sudah berapa lama Anda tinggal di sini?
When did you arrive? Kapan Anda tiba?
When are you going to check out from the Kapan Anda akan keluar dari hotel?
hotel?
Today is Saturday. Hari ini hari Sabtu.
It is Sunday, the twenty-sixth of July. Sekarang hari Minggu, tanggal 26 Juli.
It's August the second. Sekarang tanggal 2 Agustus.
Saya sudah tinggal di sini selama sembilan
I've been living here for nine years.
tahun.
I arrived last month. Saya tiba bulan lalu.
I'm going to leave this afternoon. Saya berencana pergi sore ini.
Saya akan meninggal- kan kota ini tiga hari
I'm leaving this town in the next three days. yang akan datang.
What time is it? / What's the time? / Do you
Sekarang pukul berapa?
have the time?
What time do you sleep? Pukul berapa Anda tidur?
What time will you arrive? Pukul berapa Anda akan tiba?
What time did you have breakfast? Pukul berapa tadi Anda sarapan?
It's one o'clock. Sekarang pukul satu tepat.
It's ten past one. Sekarang pukul satu lebih sepuluh menit.
It's a quarter past one. Sekarang pukul satu lebih seperempat.
It's half past one. Sekarang pukul setengah dua.
It's a quarter to two. Sekarang pukul dua kurang seperempat.
It's ten to one. Sekarang pukul satu kurang sepuluh menit.
I sleep at 9 pm. Saya tidur jam sembilan malam.
I will arrive at midnight. Saya akan tiba tengah malam.
I had breakfast at 9 am. Saya tadi sarapan jam sembilan pagi.
Mereka hanya butuh waktu sepuluh menit
They take only ten minutes for meeting.
untuk rapat.
He didn't get here on time. Dia tidak datang di sini tepat waktu.
He didn't get to the airport in time. Dia terlambat datang ke bandara.