DIFFICULT: WHAT TIME IS IT?

There are two common ways of telling the time:

1) Formal but easier way: say the hours first and then the minutes.

Example: 7:45 - seven forty-five

For minutes 01 through 09 pronounce the '0' as oh. Example: 11:06: eleven oh six.

2) More popular way

Say the minutes first and then the hours:
- you must use the word "past" if the minutes are between 1 and 30. 
- you must use the word "to" if the minutes are between 31 and 59.

Example: 7:35: twenty five to eight / 8:40: twenty to nine.

* Another possibility of saying '15 minutes past' is: a quarter past

* Another possibility of saying '15 minutes to' is: a quarter to

* Another possibility of saying '30 minutes past' is: half past

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