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Time of Day
Word Order
Remember:
- Time-when is always expressed before the verb
- The order of time description is always from more general to more specific
Check out this video where Yi laoshi explains sentence word order using words from this weeks lesson.
Introducing clock time and time of day
Now lets watch a video with sentences using morning, noon and night. This is a bit of a preview for Lesson 10
| Pinyin | Chinese | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zǎoshang qī diǎn | 早上七点 | Seven in the morning | |
| shàngwǔ shíyī diǎn | 上午十一点 | Eleven o’clock in the morning | |
| zhōngwǔ shí’èr diǎn | 中午十二点 | Noon | |
| xiàwǔ sān diǎn yīkè | 下午三点一刻 | Three o’clock in the afternoon | |
| wǎnshàng qī diǎn bàn | 晚上七点半 | Seven thirty in the evening | |
| língchén yī diǎn sān kè | 凌晨一点三刻 | One fifteen in the morning | |
| língchén chà yī kè liǎng diǎn | 凌晨差一刻两点 | Quarter to two in the morning |
New Vocabulary
| pinyin | chinese | english |
|---|---|---|
| língchén | 凌晨 | between midnight and 6AM |
| chà | 差 | almost, less than |
| bàn | 半 | half |
| kè | 刻 | quarter |
