“hour”/ o’ clock (basic time unit)
dím(2) (zūng(1))
“minute”/ basic minute unit
fān(1)
30 mins when using the “5-minutes units” from the clock face.
bůn
* no fān(1) for the “5-minute units.”
AM
sõeng(6) zåu(3)/ sẽong(6) nǧ(5)
Noon
zūng(1) nǧ(5)
PM
hãa(6) zåu(3)/ hãa(6) nǧ(5)
Midnight
nǧ(5) jẽ(6)
“In the morning”
zīu(1) tàu(4) zóu(2)
“In the afternoon”
åan(3) zåu(3)
“In the evening”
jẽ(6) mǎan(5)
To ask the time:
jì(4) gāa(1) géi(2) (dō(1)) dím(2) (zūng(1)) åa(3)?
a: jì gāa(1) (hãi(6)) + time.