Telling the time
means half past five: halfway to six. means a quarter to nine; a quarter past nine. Use for clock times. A period has . Digital timetable readings can use 24 hours. Early is a whole duration phrase; perfect formation is taught later.
| Time | Swedish | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30 | half past five | |
| half past five | ||
| 08:45 | quarter to nine | |
| quarter to nine | ||
| 08:55 | five to nine | |
| five to nine | ||
| 09:15 | quarter past nine | |
| quarter past nine | ||
| 17:30 | half past five in the evening | |
| half past five in the evening | ||
Vi arbetar till halv sex.We work until half past five.
Jag kommer kvart i nio.I arrive at a quarter to nine.
Klockan är kvart över nio.It is a quarter past nine.
Vi börjar klockan nio.We start at nine o’clock.
Vi arbetar från nio till halv sex.We work from nine to half past five.
Rasten är trettio minuter.The break is thirty minutes.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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We work until half past five.
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I arrive at a quarter to nine.
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It is a quarter past nine.
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We start at nine o’clock.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Vi arbetar till .
We work until half past five.
Jag kommer .
I arrive at a quarter to nine.
Klockan är .
It is a quarter past nine.
Vi börjar nio.
We start at nine o’clock.
Vi arbetar nio till halv sex.
We work from nine to half past five.
Rasten är trettio .
The break is thirty minutes.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Klockan är .
It is a quarter past nine.
Vi börjar nio.
We start at nine o’clock.
Vi arbetar nio till halv sex.
We work from nine to half past five.
Rasten är trettio .
The break is thirty minutes.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
We work until half past five.
I arrive at a quarter to nine.
It is a quarter past nine.
We start at nine o’clock.
We work from nine to half past five.
The break is thirty minutes.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
We work until half past five.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
We work until half past five.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I arrive at a quarter to nine.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I arrive at a quarter to nine.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
It is a quarter past nine.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
It is a quarter past nine.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
We start at nine o’clock.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
We start at nine o’clock.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
