At minute 30, we say it’s “half past”. So at 9:30, we would say it’s “half past nine” (or half an hour after 9:00).

What is a quarter past 9?

Quarter-past (15 minutes past) 9:15 (quarter past nine)

Is half past 15?

When it’s before the hour (after 30 minutes past) we say “to”. There are 60 minutes in an hour. 30 minutes is half an hour, we say “half past” or “thirty”. 15 minutes is quarter of an hour, we say “quarter past” or “fifteen” or “quarter to” or “forty-five”.

What time is half past 7?

The standard way to tell the time when it’s X:30 is “half past X”. For example, 5:30 is “half past five”, 7:30 is “half past seven”, and so on (or, if precision is required, there’s nothing wrong with saying “five thirty”, “seven thirty”, etc.).

What is half past1?

it’s half 1 (UK), it’s half past 1 (UK, US): It’s thirty minutes past 1 o’clock (13.30 or 01.30) idiom. Note that half 1 is a British expression. In the U.S.A they use half after 1 or half past 1.

How do you write half past two?

1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 can all be described as half past 1, half past 2, and half past 3.

What is the meaning of 10 past 7?

Example: 7:00 – seven o’clock (but 7:10 – ten past seven)

What does half past three mean?

(also half after three) at thirty minutes past the hour stated.

What is quarter past?

Definition of (a) quarter past

: 15 minutes after (a stated hour) The alarm went off at (a) quarter past six.

How do you write 4 45?

Ex: It’s a quarter to 5 ( 4:45 ). It’s a quarter past 5 (5:15). 12:00 o’clock at night is called MIDNIGHT. 12:00 o’clock during the day is called NOON.

What time is half 12?

Half past: An expression for 30 minutes after a given hour. For example, 12:30 is half past twelve.

What is half past 6 o clock?

It’s half past 6. It’s six thirty. It’s 25 to 7. It’s six thirty-five.

What is a quarter past 6?

When we say, “A quarter past 6,” we mean one-fourth of an hour past 6 o’clock, or 15 minutes past 6. When we say, “A quarter till 6,” we mean one-fourth of an hour till 6 o’clock, or 15 minutes till 6.

What time is quarter past 4?

When we say, “A quarter till 6,” we mean one-fourth of an hour till 6 o’clock, or 15 minutes till 6. 15 past 4, OR a quarter past 4 15 till 8, OR a quarter till 8 half past 10 1.

How much is quarter past?

This means it is 15 minutes to the next hour. If there are 60 minutes in an hour, ¼ an hour is 15 minutes. Quarter past – remember, this means it is 15 minutes past o’clock.