Telling the time
Lesson
The main thing to remember
What’s the matter? = what time is it?
Hour + giờ + minute(s) = it is such and such time
Reminder
To know how to ask and tell the time,
you must first know how to count. Here is the course:
Reminder
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1. Ask and tell the time
LESSON + CORRECTION OF THE EXERCISE IN VIDEO
DIFFERENT TURNINGS
–Bay giờ there mấy giờ ? =NOWwhat time is it ?
–Bay giờ there 16 giờ 35 (mười sáu giờ bốn mươi lăm ) =NOWit’s 4:35 p.m.
– Mấy giờ king? = what time it isAlready?
– 11 years 45king? = he isAlready11:45 a.m.
– Mấy giờ ? = what time is it?
– 2 giờ 30 = it’s 2:30 a.m.
In “ mấy giờ” “ mấy ” does not mean “ what ” but how many . Translating word for word “ mấy giờ” means “ how many hours”.
2. Mấy & bao nhiêu
- Bao nhiêu = how much (for large numbers as for sums of money and for age)
- Mấy = how many (for small numbers, to tell the date and to tell the time)
Details on “mấy”
Mấy = “how many” for number up to 31
a) What’s the matter? = what time is it?
b) Tháng mấy ? = What month is it?
c) Mấy tháng? = How many months?
d) Trong* mấy tháng? = In how many months
*Trong = in
3. Lúc = at (in time)
Explanation
Lúc = at or “at” time (ở = “at” in space)
Example: Lúc 6 giờ = at 6 o’clock
Translate
“BẠN ĐI VỀ NHÀ LÚC MẤY GIỜ ?” » MEANS:
4. Hour, duration and minutes
Audio tiêng/giờ/phút
Tiếng= hour as duration ( “ tiếng ” as tiếng Việt = Vietnamese language)
Giờ = clock hour
Phút = minute
Example 1: 1giờ 30 ( phút ) = It is 1hour30 ( minutes )
Example 2: 1tiếng30 phút = 1hour30 minutes duration = 90minutes
5. Time + » less « minutes = hour + Ke M + minutes
Explanation
Kém = minus
Example = 7 giờ kém mười lăm = 7 hours minus 15 = 6 hours 45Explanation of the example with Kém
Translate
» NĂM GIỜ KÉM MƯỜI « MEANS :
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giờ kém
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6. “A half” & “…and a half”
Explanation
Audio explanation = nửa and rưỡi
- Nửa + a duration = “ half… ” or “ half of duration” (half of …)
- Hour in duration/hour + rưỡi = clock time/time in duration and a half (…and a half)
Examples
Example 1:Nửa tiếng = onehalf-hour
Example 2: 7 giờrưỡi= it’s 7amand a half.
Do not confuse rồi and rưỡi
- Rồi = already
- Rưỡi = and a half (and a half)
7. Differentiate between “Nửa” & “nữa”
Explanation
- Nửa + duration/time = “ half… » Or » half ofduration/time “.
__________ - A duration +nũa(with the wave) =Ina length.
A duration +nũa=trong+ duration =Ina length.Nửa and nữa
Examples
- 20 giâyno= in 20 seconds
__________ - Nửa tiếng no= in half an hour
Knowing that: strong = in :
=> A duration +nũa=trong+ duration
Ex:Nửa tiếng no=trong nửa tiếng =In ahalfhour
2 phút 41 giây rồi = 2 minutes 41 secondsalready passed
18 days = 18 seconds
Translate
“ MỘT TIẾNG RƯỠI” MEANS:
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Mấy tiếng ?
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Mấy tiếng nữa?
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8. How to ask “How long?” »
Bao lâu = how long
Lâu = long
“ Bao ” is used for “ how many” questions .
Explanation :
Audio on the question how much = Bao +
Bao + adjective or adverb “higher” like (long, much, far, etc.) = questions with “how many”.
Examples:
- How many (units) = bao nhiêu (nhiều = a lot)
- How long = bao lâu (lâu = long)
- How far = bao xa (xa = far), etc.
9. Pretty much
khoảng = approximately
Example: khoảng bao lâu? = approximately how long?Use of the word “khoảng”
Translate
“ KHOẢNG NỬA TIẾNG” MEANS:
“ KHOẢNG MẤY TIẾNG?” » MEANS:
10. Different times of the day
Explanation
Ban ngày ban đêm
(Buổi) sáng = morning
6 hours = 6 a.m.
(Buổi) trưa = noo
12 giờ 15 trưa = noon 15
(Buổi) chiều = afternoon
4 giờ chiều = 4 p.m.
(Buổi) tối = evening
6 giờ tối = 6 p.m.
(Buổi) khuya = (late night )
12 giờ 15 khuya = midnight 15
⚠️ Buổi = article that can be used before the words “mornings” “noon” “afternoon”, etc.
Translate
» LÚC TÁM GIỜ RƯỠI TỐI « MEANS :
check your comprehension
Blood
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Giờ tối
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Practice
CORRESPONDENCE EXERCISE
Match these sentence segments that have roughly the same meaning but are formed in different ways:
*Knowing that: Hôm nay = today
A. Hôm nay* tôi ăn tối lúc 6 giờ rồi.
B. Tối tôi ăn lúc 6 giờ.
C. Tối nay tôi ăn lúc 6 giờ.
D. Hôm nay * tôi ăn tối lúc 6 giờ
1. In the evening I have dinner at 6 o’clock.
2. I already had dinner at 6 o’clock today.
3. Today I have dinner at 6 o’clock.
4. This evening I have dinner at 6 o’clock.
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EXERCISE
ORAL COMPREHENSION
Try to spot which times are said each time(even if you don’t understand the meaning of certain sentences!):Đi lúc mấy giờ?
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Có hẹn lúc mấy giờ? Go ahead…
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ORAL EXAM
Instructions for the exercise
Say around what time you eat and in approximately how long, in the morning and in the evening (use as much vocabulary as possible).
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