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How to Say Time in English Properly





For example, we can say now time is 2.00 o’clock and

we can say the time as following way.


1.    2.00 = It is 2 o’clock.


2.    2.05 = It is 5 past 2.
3.    2.10 = It is 10 past 2.


4.    2.15 = It is quarter past 2. 


5.    2.20 = It is 20 past 2.
6.    2.25 = It is 25 past 2.


7.    2.30 = It is half past 2.

8.    2.35 = It is 25 to 3.
9.    2.40 = It is 20 to 3.


10.    2.45 = It is quarter to 3.


11.    2.50 = It is 10 to 3.
12.    2.55 = It is 5 to 3.


13.    3.00 = It is 3 o’clock.