Vocabulary: Core & Everyday Vocabulary (A2) - Lesson 2: Telling Time (quarter past, quarter to, minutes)

Lesson 2: Telling Time (Intermediate) Quarter Past, Quarter To, and Minutes In our A1 lessons, you learned to tell time with 'o'clock' and 'half past'. Now, we will learn how to be more precise by using 'quarter past', 'quarter to', and by talking about the exact minutes. This will help you understand and speak about time more naturally. Word Bank: Phrases for Telling Time Precise (adjective) | ច្បាស់លាស់ Exact and accurate. a quarter past (phrase) | ...ដប់ប្រាំនាទី 15 minutes after the hour. Example: "7:15 is a quarter past seven." a quarter to (phrase) | ...ខ្វះដប់ប្រាំនាទី 15 minutes before the next hour. Example: "7:45 is a quarter to eight." minutes past (phrase) | ...[នាទី]...ហើយ Used for minutes 1-29 after the hour. Example: "7:10 is ten minutes past seven." minutes to (phrase) | ...ខ្វះ...[នាទី] Used for minutes 31-59, counting to the next hour. Example: "7:50 is ten minutes to eight." Usage Note: The Two Halves of the Clock …