Newbie - What time is it?

(A1644)

A:

现在几点？

xi `anz `ai jˇı di ˇan?

What time is it right now?

B:

现在七点。太早了。

xi `anz `ai q¯ı di ˇan. t `ai z ˇao le.

It’s 7 o’clock. It’s too early.

A:

现在几点？

xi `anz `ai jˇı di ˇan?

Now what time is it?

B:

十点。太晚了。

sh´ı di ˇan. t `ai w ˇan le.

10 o’clock. It’s too late.

Key Vocabulary

现在

xi `anz `ai

now

几

点

jˇı di ˇan

’what time’

七点

q¯ı di ˇan

7 o’clock

点

di ˇan

o’clock

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七

q¯ı

seven

太

t `ai

too

早

z ˇao

early

十点

sh´ı di ˇan

10 o’clock

十

sh´ı

ten

晚

w ˇan

late

Supplementary Vocabulary

早上

z ˇaoshang

morning

下午

xi `aw ˇu

afternoon

晚上

w ˇanshang

late

一

y¯ı

one

二

`er

two

三

s ¯an

three

四

s`ı

four

五

w ˇu

five

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六

li `u

six

八

b ¯a

eight

九

ji ˇu

nine

十一

sh´ıy¯ı

eleven

十二

sh´ı’ `er

twelve

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