Ask the time - Perguntar as horas

Ask what time it is - Perguntar que horas são

Outras expressões:

What's the time? (mais comum no inglês britânico) = What time is it? Que horas são?
Do you have the time? (inglês americano) Você tem as horas?
Have you got the time? ou Have you got the time on you? (inglês britânico) Você tem as horas?
Do you know the time? Você sabe as horas?
What time do you have? (inglês americano) Que horas você tem?
Do you know what time it is? Você sabe que horas são?

As principais expressões que você precisa conhecer são:

What time is it?
What’s the time?
Could you tell me the time, please?

AM / PM

Da meia-noite até 11:59 da manhã usa-se AM.

Do meio dia às 11:59 da noite usa-se PM.

It’s 1pm. – Uma da tarde
It’s 9:40am. – Nove e quarenta da manhã

As expressões a seguir são as mais utilizadas para se dizer horários em inglês.

– O’Clock: em ponto

7:00 – It’s seven o’clock. São sete horas em ponto.

11:00 – It’s eleven o’clock. São onze horas.

– Quarter: 15 minutos

past (“após”) para a primeira meia hora

to (“para”) para a segunda metade

9:15 – It’s a quarter past nine. São nove e quinze.

4:45 – It’s a quarter to five. Faltam quinze para as cinco.

– Half: meia

3:30 – It’s three and a half – São três e meia

8:30 – It’s eight and a half – São oito e meia

Dizendo as horas apenas utilizando os números

Ex:

It’s nine ten. – São nove e dez.

It’s one fifteen. – Agora é uma e quinze.

It’s ten fifty. – São dez e cinquenta.

Uso do OH

Para o uso de números que vão do 01 ao 09 devemos usar o OH.

Ex:

7:04 It’s seven oh four

Vamos ver a tabela com as horas e os seus mais diferentes formatos de falar.

Modo informal

7:00 – It’s seven o’clock / seven	7:30 – It’s seven thirty and it's seven and a half
7:02 – It’s seven oh two	7:35 – It’s seven thirty-five
7:03 – It’s seven oh three	7:40 – It’s seven forty
7:05 – It’s seven oh five	7:45 – It’s seven forty-five
7:09 – It’s seven oh nine	7:50 – It’s seven fifty
7:10 – It’s seven ten	7:55 – It’s seven fifty-five
7:15 – It’s seven fifteen	7:57 – It’s seven fifty-seven
7:20 – It’s seven twenty	7:58 – It’s seven fifty-eight
7:25 – It’s seven twenty-five	7:59 – It’s seven fifty-nine

Modo formal

7:00 – It’s seven o’clock / seven	7:30 – It’s half past seven
7:02 – It’s two minutes past seven	7:35 – It’s twenty-five to eight
7:03 – It’s three minutes past seven	7:40 – It’s twenty to eight
7:05 – It’s five past seven	7:45 – It’s a quarter to eight
7:09 – It’s nine minutes past seven	7:50 – It’s ten to eight
7:10 – It’s ten past seven	7:55 – It’s five to eight
7:15 – It’s a quarter past seven	7:57 – It’s three minutes to eight
7:20 – It’s twenty past seven	7:58 – It’s two minutes to eight
7:25 – It’s twenty-five past seven	7:59 – It’s one minute to eight