Telling Time

Read the clock and ask "what time is it?"

2026-07-31 · Charles Samra ·

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Telling Time

Lesson Goals

  • say what time it is
  • ask "what time is it?"
  • use o'clock for times that are on the hour

Let's Start

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morning
 Morning. It's seven in the morning, 7:00am.
<a class=noon" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;">
noon
 Noon. It's twelve o'clock noon, 12:00pm.
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afternoon
 Afternoon. It's three thirty in the afternoon, 3:30pm.
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evening
 Evening. It's six fifteen in the evening, 6:15pm.
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night
 Night. It's nine o'clock at night, 9:00pm.

Conversation

Keiko and Jane are in the park. They are looking at the clock tower.

Sunny Clock Tower Garden Stroll
Sunny Clock Tower Garden Stroll

Jane: What time is it, Keiko?
Keiko: It is nine fifty. See the clock tower?
Jane: Of course. When should we go to lunch?
Keiko: Let's go to lunch at noon.
Jane: What do you want to do tomorrow morning?
Keiko: Tomorrow is Saturday. I will sleep late.
Jane: Lucky girl! I will work in the afternoon starting at two o'clock.

Vocabulary

Flash Card Drill
Morning 朝(あさ) A1 · Beginner Common
  1. I usually drink coffee in the morning.
    私(わたし)はたいてい朝(あさ)にコーヒーを飲(の)みます。
  2. The meeting starts early in the morning.
    その会議(かいぎ)は朝(あさ)早(はや)く始(はじ)まります。
Noon 正午(しょうご) A1 · Beginner Uncommon
  1. We will have lunch at noon.
    私(わたし)たちは正午(しょうご)に昼食(ちゅうしょく)をとります。
  2. The sun is usually high in the sky at noon.
    太陽(たいよう)は通常(つうじょう)、正午(しょうご)には空(そら)高(たか)くあります。
Afternoon 午後(ごご) A1 · Beginner Common
  1. I have a dentist appointment this afternoon.
    私(わたし)は今日(きょう)の午後(ごご)に歯医者(はいしゃ)の予約(よやく)があります。
  2. The weather was warm in the afternoon.
    午後(ごご)は暖(あたた)かい天気(てんき)でした。
Evening 夕方(ゆうがた) Common
  1. We often go for a walk in the evening.
    私(わたし)たちはよく夕方(ゆうがた)に散歩(さんぽ)に行(い)きます。
  2. The sky turned orange in the evening.
    夕方(ゆうがた)に空(そら)がオレンジ色(しょく)になりました。
Night 夜(よる) A1 · Beginner Common
  1. It is hard to see clearly at night.
    夜(よる)ははっきり見(み)えにくいです。
  2. I slept well last night.
    私(わたし)は昨夜(さくや)よく眠(ねむ)れました。
on the hour ちょうど（毎時(まいじ)ちょうど） A2 · Elementary Common
  1. The train departs on the hour.
    その電車(でんしゃ)はちょうど毎時(まいじ)出発(しゅっぱつ)します。
  2. The news program starts on the hour.
    そのニュース番組(ばんぐみ)はちょうど毎時(まいじ)始(はじ)まります。
Flash Card Drill

Grammar in this Lesson

Verb Tenses and Aspect Future Tense B1

Quizzes

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