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TIME – HORAS
Time

1. Algumas formas mais comuns de dizer as horas:

O’CLOCK

6.00 = six o’clock
7.00 = seven o’clock
8.00 = eight o’clock
9.00 = nine o’clock

HALF PAST

6.30 = half past six
7.30 = half past seven
8.30 = half past eight
9.30 = half past nine

A QUARTER PAST

6.15 = a quarter past six
7.15 = a quarter past seven
8.15 = a quarter past eight
9.15 = a quarter past nine

A QUARTER TO

6.45 = a quarter to seven
7.45 = a quarter to eight
8.45 = a quarter to nine
9.45 = a quarter to ten

PAST

6.05 = five past six
7.10 = ten past seven
8.20 = twenty past eight
9.25 = twenty-five past nine

TO

6.35 = twenty-five to seven
7.40 = twenty to eight
8.50 = ten to nine
9.55 = five to ten

MINUTES PAST

6.07 = seven minutes past six
7.12 = twelve minutes past seven
8.23 = twenty-three minutes past eight
9.28 = twenty-eight minutes past nine

MINUTES TO

6.36 = twenty-four minutes to seven
7.41 = nineteen minutes to eight
8.48 = twelve minutes to nine
9.57 = three minutes to ten

2. As palavras o’clock e past (este último de half past),em linguagem informal, algumas vezes são omitidas:

O’CLOCK

The film starts at one (o’clock). = O filme começa à uma.
Peter’s coming at nine (o’clock). = Peter chega às nove.

PAST (de HALF PAST)

It’s half (past) six. = São seis e meia.
He’s coming at half (past) ten. = Ele chega às dez e meia.

3. Em inglês americano, after é frequentemente usado em vez de past (mas não half past) e of, no lugar de to:

AFTER ( no lugar de PAST)

6.05 = five after six
6.10 = ten after six
6.15 = a quarter after six
6.20 = twenty after six
6.25 = twenty-five after six

OF ( no lugar de TO)

6.35 = twenty-five of seven
6.40 = twenty of seven
6.45 = a quarter of seven
6.50 = ten of seven
6.55 = five of seven

4. A outra forma bastante comum de dizer as horas é:

6.00 = six o’clock
6.30 = six thirty
6.05 = six oh five
6.35 = six thirty-five
6.10 = six ten
6.40 = six forty
6.15 = six fifteen
6.45 = six forty-five
6.20 = six twenty
6.50 = six fifty
6.25 = six twenty-five
6.55 = six fifty-five

5. Se necessitar especificar a hora do dia, utilize in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, ou at night :

one (o’clock) in the morning = uma (hora) da manhã
one (o’clock) in the afternoon = uma (hora) da tarde
eight (o’clock) in the evening = oito (horas) da noite
eight (o’clock) at night = oito (horas) da noite

6. Se necessitar especificar a hora do dia em contextos formais, utilize a.m. (ou am), ou p.m. (ou pm) :
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a.m. = ante meridiem (latim) = entre 0 e 12 horas
p.m. = post meridiem (latim) = entre 12 e 24 horas

1.00 a.m. (one in the morning) = uma da manhã
1.00 p.m. (one in the afternoon) = uma da tarde
8.00 a.m. (eight in the morning) = oito da manhã
8.00 p.m. (eight in the evening) = oito da noite
12.00 a.m. (midday / noon) = meio-dia
12.00 p.m. (midnight) = meia-noite

Note que a.m. e p.m. baseiam-se no sistema de 12 horas.

7. Em inglês, o sistema de 24 horas é usado em horários de transportes, comunicados oficiais, horários militares, etc.:

06.05 = six oh five
18.05 = eighteen oh five
09.15 = nine fifteen
21.15 = twenty-one fifteen
11.20 = eleven twenty
23.20 = twenty-three twenty

8. Em horários militares, também emprega-se a expressão hundred hours quando as horas terminam em dois zeros, isto é, zero minutos:

0600 = oh six hundred hours
1800 = eighteen hundred hours
0900 = oh nine hundred hours
2100 = twenty-one hundred hours
1200 = twelve hundred hours
2400 = twenty-four hundred hours