Horas - Hours

Vamos falar sobre as horas em inglês e todas as suas regrinhas de uso. Para perguntar as horas podemos falar: What’s the time? ou What time is it?. Usamos a forma It’s + time para dizer que horas são e quando for a hora exata acrescentamos o’clock.

Ex.: It’s seven o’clock. (São sete horas.)
Ex.: It’s midday. (É meio-dia.)
Ex.: It’s midnight. (É meia-noite.)

Para indicar que as horas são antes ou depois de meio-dia usamos as abreviações a.m. (antes do meio-dia) e p.m. (depois do meio-dia).

Ex.: It’s eight a.m. (São oito da manhã.)
Ex.: It’s five p.m. (São cinco da tarde.)

Vejam os exemplos:
9:00 It’s nine o’clock.
9:05 It’s five past nine.
9:10 It’s ten past nine.
9:15 It’s quarter past nine.
9:20 It’s twenty past nine.
9:25 It’s twenty-five past nine.
9:30 It’s half past nine.
9:35 It’s twenty-five to ten.
9:40 It’s twenty to ten.
9:45 It’s quarter to ten.
9:50 It’s ten to ten
9:55 It’s five to ten.
No inglês americano eles usam mais essa forma:
1:25 It’s one twenty-five.
11:30 It’s eleven thirty.