How to tell the time in English | English lesson

Learn how to tell the time in English with this English video lesson.

First I show you how to ask somebody for the time ("What time is it?", "Do you have the time?" etc)

I then give you 2 methods of saying the time and give you some new vocabulary. Some examples of time are seven o'clock, ten past eight, quarter past nine, half past eleven, twenty to six, quarter to twelve.
I explain the words midday, noon and midnight.

In English, to make it clear what time of the day we are talking about we use several time expressions like "in the morning", "in the afternoon", "in the evening" and "at night"
Alternatively we can use the "am" and "pm" abbreviations.

The 24 hour clock is rarely used in English except for timetables and in the military.

I finish this English lesson with some exercises to test your understanding.

The accent of the commentary is a British English accent.

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Andrew,
Crown Academy of English

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[schoolscompared]

You do not realise just how complicated telling the time is, until you watch a lesson like this. I am trying to teach my son what I thought was easy - and now realising this is not easy at all. What is second nature to most adults I now realise is a total nightmare to explain. I have absolutely no idea how my brain ever understood this.

[henrymichael]

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[rafaeljunior]

This is the best lesson about time that I've ever seen so far, thanks for the class! I'm me sorry if I made any mistake, my first language is Portuguese!

[sanaahmed]

Great lesson . Thank you very much. I understand how to tell the time .

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[himnathdevkota]

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[JacquelineRamirez]

I have always used 24 hour way, now am glad to be able to use 12 hour style...Thanks for this time lesson.

[Abdiqadirahmed]

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