Telling time

1. hour

2. minutes

minute
/ˈmɪnɪt/
a unit for measuring time, there are 60 minutes in one hour

3. seconds

second
a unit for measuring time, there are 60 seconds in one minute

4. a.m.

used to talk about times that are after midnight but before midday

5. p.m.

used after numbers expressing the time, to show that it is between noon and midnight

The meeting starts at 2.30 pm.
会议下午两点半开始。

6. 1:00 —— one o'clock

7. 1:05 —— one-oh-five / five after one / five past one

8. 1:10 —— one-ten / ten after one / ten past one

9. 1:15 —— one-fifteen / a quarter after one

10. 1:20 —— one-twenty / twenty past one

11. 1:30 —— one-thirty / half past one

12. 1:40 —— one-forty / twenty to two

13. 1:45 —— one-forty-five / a quarter to two