At other "odd" times, when we want to be accurate, we add the word "minute(s)":-
It's twenty-eight minutes to twelve.
It's one minute past three.
Naturally Speaking
Digital clocks often show the time this way using the 24-hour-clock, only the police and the military actually speak using the 24 hour clock:-
If it's before noon we tend to say "in the morning".
If it's after noon we say "in the afternoon".
If it's late we say "at night".
07:00
It's seven o'clock in the morning
14:00
It's two o'clock in the afternoon
22:00
It's ten o'clock at night
15 minutes past the hour is quarter past:
07:15
It's quarter past seven in the morning
14:15
It's quarter past two in the afternoon
22:15
It's quarter past ten at night
30 minutes past the hour is half past:
07:30
It's half past seven in the morning
14:30
It's half past two in the afternoon
22:30
It's half past ten at night
45 minutes past the hour is quarter to:
07:45
It's quarter to eight in the morning
14:45
It's quarter to three in the afternoon
22:45
It's quarter to eleven at night
Your challenge: Tell us what time it is now where you are: to the minute.
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