Clock times and work hours
For a clock time say . For at nine use . Whole hours use the location ending with sound harmony: .
For a half hour say . For minutes past, learn , five past nine; for minutes to, , five to nine. means a quarter to nine. These are fixed telling-time patterns.
A period uses -dan and -a kadar: , from nine until half past five. and are explained as work-hour chunks before the case lesson.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| It is nine o’clock. | ||
| It is nine o’clock. | ||
| Work starts at nine. | ||
| Work starts at nine. | ||
| It is half past six. | ||
| It is half past six. | ||
| It is five to nine. | ||
| It is five to nine. | ||
| It is five past nine. | ||
| It is five past nine. | ||
| It is a quarter to nine. | ||
| It is a quarter to nine. | ||
| Work starts at five. | ||
| Work starts at five. | ||
| We work from nine until half past five. | ||
| We work from nine until half past five. | ||
Saat dokuz.It is nine o’clock.
İş dokuzda başlıyor.Work starts at nine.
Saat altı buçuk.It is half past six.
Dokuza beş var.It is five to nine.
Dokuzu beş geçiyor.It is five past nine.
Dokuza çeyrek var.It is a quarter to nine.
İş beşte başlıyor.Work starts at five.
Dokuzdan beş buçuğa kadar çalışıyoruz.We work from nine until half past five.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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It is nine o’clock.
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Work starts at nine.
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It is half past six.
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It is five to nine.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Saat .
It is nine o’clock.
İş başlıyor.
Work starts at nine.
Saat .
It is half past six.
Dokuza beş .
It is five to nine.
Dokuzu beş .
It is five past nine.
Dokuza var.
It is a quarter to nine.
İş başlıyor.
Work starts at five.
beş buçuğa kadar çalışıyoruz.
We work from nine until half past five.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Saat .
It is half past six.
Dokuza beş .
It is five to nine.
Dokuzu beş .
It is five past nine.
Dokuza var.
It is a quarter to nine.
İş başlıyor.
Work starts at five.
beş buçuğa kadar çalışıyoruz.
We work from nine until half past five.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Work starts at nine.
It is half past six.
It is five to nine.
It is five past nine.
It is a quarter to nine.
Work starts at five.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
It is nine o’clock.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
It is nine o’clock.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Work starts at nine.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Work starts at nine.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
It is half past six.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
It is half past six.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
It is five to nine.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
It is five to nine.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
