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Ask and tell the timeاسأل عن الوقت وأخبر به

Time, numbers, and daily routinesLesson 2 · A1 · 10 minutes

In this lesson

Ask for the time and give an exact hour.

The idea, simply

Ask What time is it? and use It is … o’clock for an exact hour. For thirty minutes say half past: half past nine; for fifteen, quarter past or quarter to. Use at before a time: at nine o’clock.

Examples

  • It is nine o’clock.

  • What time is it?

  • It is half past four.

Lesson words

  • timeوقت
    What time is it?
  • clockساعة
    The clock is on the wall.
  • earlyمبكر
    I arrive early.
  • lateمتأخر
    The bus is late.

Lesson exercises

  1. Put the words in the correct order.
  2. Complete the gap: What ___ is it?
  3. Choose the correct English sentence.
  4. What does half past six mean?
  5. Ask for the time and give an exact hour.