What's The Time? | it's nine to ten
HowtotellthetimeinEnglisha.m.-p.m.a.m.=antemeridiem=thetimefrommidnighttonoon=from00:00to12:00p.m.=postmeridiem=thetimefromnoontomidnight=from12:00to24:00The24-hourclockisthemostcommonlyusedtimenotationintheworldtoday.ButinEnglishspeakingcountriesthe12-hourclockisthedominantsystemoftimewrittenandspoken.The24-hourclockisonlyusedbythemilitaryintheUnitedStatesandCanada. 24-hourand12-hourclockExamples: 24-hour12-hour 11:0011a.m.Itselevenoclocka.m.23:0011p.m.Itselevenoclockp.m.10:3010.30a.m.It...
How to tell the time in English
a.m. - p.m.
a.m. = ante meridiem = the time from midnight to noon = from 00:00 to 12:00
p.m. = post meridiem = the time from noon to midnight = from 12:00 to 24:00
The 24-hour clock is the most commonly used time notation in the world today.
But in English speaking countries the 12-hour clock is the dominant system of time written and spoken.
The 24-hour clock is only used by the military in the United States and Canada.
24-hour and 12-hour clock Examples: 24-hour 12-hour 11:00 11 a.m. Its eleven oclock a.m. 23:00 11 p.m. Its eleven oclock p.m. 10:30 10.30 a.m. Its half past ten a.m. 22:30 10:30 p.m. Its half past ten p.m. 04:45 4:45 a.m. Its a quarter to five a.m. 16:45 4:45 p.m. Its a quarter to five p.m. 08:15 8:15 a.m. Its a quarter past eight a.m. 20:15 8:15 p.m. Its a quarter past eight p.m. 09:10 9:10 a.m. Its ten (minutes) past nine a.m. 11:20 11:20 a.m. It twenty ...