O’clock
点 dia3n
1:00
一点 yi1 dia3n
2:00
两点 lia3ng dia3n
12:00
十二点 shi2 er4 dia3n
What to add before minutes?
分fe1n
2:02
两点零二分 lia3ng dia3n li2ng er2 fe1n
What can happen to 分 if the minute part is 10 minutes?
Can be removed
When can 半 be used?
At 30 minutes. eg. 11:30
10:30
十点半 shi2 dia3n ba4n
When can 刻 be used?
To mark at 15, 35, 45 etc.
1:15
一点一刻 yi1 dia3n yi1 ke4
When is 差 used?
To tell how many minutes until next hour
Use 差 for 4:55
差五分五点 cha4 wu3 fe1n wu3 dia3n