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When the time is not exact
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curk
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When the time is not exact
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How would you say the time in these examples without saying the minutes 16.58 17:32 In Spanish, we say " Son casi las cinco " y "Son las cinco y media pasadas" Thank you |
3 Mar 2020
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FrauSue
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You have different options. Here are the ones I think are most common: 16:58 - just before 5 / nearly 5 (o� clock) / almost 5 (o� clock) 17:32 - just after half five / just gone half five / just past half five |
3 Mar 2020
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douglas
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I agree with Frausue, except that in the USA we would say "half past five" vs "half five" (not sure about BE). Note: in German "half five" would be 4:30 (not 5:30) Cheers, Douglas |
3 Mar 2020
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shortamz
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You can just say "about" or "almost" and round to the nearest 5 or 10. So, 16:58 = "It is almost/about 17." 17:32 = "It is about 17:30."Don�t say "almost" if you round down. For this you could also say "it is just after/past 17:30." "After" feels more American to me and "past" feels more British.
I would never say half 5 and I am American. A lot of my British friends do.
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3 Mar 2020
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redcamarocruiser
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I wold say "It�s a little after 5:30" and "it�s almost 5" |
6 Mar 2020
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