Unit V Basic Information

Well in this unit we`ll see how to read the clock, most of the people that is reading this knows how to read the clock, but well teach it anyway.

At the left you could see that theres one o`clock.

Each time that is a complete hour, you add o`colck to the time here is an example:

1:00 = one o`clock = una en punto

2:00 = two o`clock = dos en punto

3:00 = three o`clock = tres en punto

In this picture, you can see that the hour hand is pointing a little bit after the 2. The minute hand is pointing to the 4, so you know it is 20 minutes past the hour. Remember that you can count the minutes by 5's using the hour marks. The time on this clock is 2:20, or two-twenty.

You can divide an hour, which is 60 minutes long, into four parts. The parts are divided by the 0, 15, 30, and 45 minute marks as shown in the picture below. Each of the four parts are called quarters. In the table below, you will learn some ways to say the time using the word "quarter".


Time
Ways to Say the Time
4:00 Four o'clock
2:15 Two-fifteenQuarter past two
6:30 Six-thirtyHalf past six
2:45 Two-forty-fiveQuarter to three
7:50 Seven-fiftyTen to eight
8:11 Eight-elevenEleven minutes past eight
11:48 Eleven-forty-eightTwelve minutes to twelve
12:00 Twelve o'clockNoon (middle of the day)Midnight (middle of the night)

Sometimes the minute hand will point between two hour marks. You can count by 5's up to the hour mark before the minute hand, then count the minute marks up to where the minute hand is pointing. For example, look at this clock:

You count 5-10-15-20. Then count the minute marks: 21-22-23. The time is seven-twenty-three, or 7:23.

I think thats enough to learn how to read the clock