5.3: Time Clock (模块三: 时间)

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Module III: Time Clock

模块三：时间

Scenario 3.1: An Dawei asks Li Ming what time it is.

AD:

LM:

几点了？

八点半。

点

diǎn

o’clock

半

bàn

half

Note:

点 means “o’clock.” 几点 is the question word that is used to ask “What time…”? Here are some examples of clock times:

8:00	bā diǎn	八点
8:05	bā diǎn líng wǔ (fēn)	八点零五（分）
8:10	bā diǎn shí fēn	八点十分
8:15	bā diǎn shíwǔ (fēn)/ bā diǎn yí kè	八点十五（分）/ 八点一刻
8:30	bā diǎn bàn/bā diǎn sānshí (fēn)	八点半/ 八点三十（分）
8:45	bā diǎn sì shíwǔ (fēn)/ bā diǎn sān kè	八点四十五（分）/ 八点三刻

半 means “half”. 30 minutes is the half of one hour so 8:30 can be read as bā diǎn bàn or bā diǎn sānshí (fēn). 15 minutes is a quarter (kè ,刻) of one hour so 8:15 is also read as bā diǎn yí kè.

Scenario 3.2: An Dawei asks Li Ming what time he will go to school.
AD: LM: AD: LM:	李明，你几点去学校？九点。你呢？我想八点半走。好吧，我们一起走。	去	qù	to go to
		学校	xuéxiào	school
		想	xiǎng	want to
		走	zǒu	to leave
		好吧	hǎo ba	Okay
		我们	wǒmen	we, us
		一起	yìqǐ	together
Note: TIME-WHEN PHRASE Time-When phrases are phrases that indicate the point in time, like “two o’clock,” “today,” “this week,” “next year,” and so on. In Chinese, a Time-When phrase is usually placed before the verb, and sometimes can appear at the beginning of the sentence. Note that this word order is different from English, since in English time phrases are usually placed at the end of sentences. The pattern is: Subject + Time-When + Verb + Noun 我八点半去学校。 (lit. “I at 8:30 go to school.”) There is another kind of time phrase, called a Time-Duration phrase, that indicates a period of time, such as “two hours,” “one day,” “a week,” “ one year.” Time-Duration will be introduced later. 一起 means “together.” As an unmovable adverb, 一起 only appears before the verb. The pattern is : Subject + Unmovable Adverb + Verb 我们一起去。 (lit. “We together go.”)					一起	yīqǐ	together