Telling Time Flashcards
Focus on telling the time, but reviewing some additional vocabulary as well
1
Q
Géi dím a?
A
What time is it?
2
Q
géi sìh?
A
What time/when (specific)?
3
Q
order of time
A
year, month, date, day of the week, AM/PM, time
4
Q
dím jùng
A
O’clock
5
Q
I have my meal at 5 o’clock.
A
Ngóh ngh-dím-jùng sihk-faahn
Ngh-dím-jùng ngóh sihk-faahn
6
Q
jùng-tàuh
A
hour (CL; go)
7
Q
yàt go jùng
A
one hour
8
Q
Léuhng go jùng
A
two hours
9
Q
bun-go-jùng
A
half hour
10
Q
Léuhng go jih
A
Ten minutes
11
Q
Chàt-dím léuhng go jih
A
Ten minutes past 7:00
12
Q
Fàn
A
Minute (only to be used for exact minute reading (8:42)
13
Q
jih
A
minute if divisible by 5
14
Q
míuh
A
seconds (not commonly used, mostly in sports)
15
Q
Chà-mh-dò X-dím
A
About X:00 (before the hour)
16
Q
Meih-gau X-dím
A
Not quite X:00 (before the hour)
17
Q
Gwo-jó X-dím síu-síu
A
About X:00 (just after the hour)
18
Q
Daap-jing X-dím
A
Exactly the hour
