Telling The Time

1
O'clock
/əˈklɒk/
2
Five past
/faɪv ˈpɑːst/
3
Ten past
/tɛn ˈpɑːst/
4
Quarter past
/ˈkwɔrtər pæst/
5
Twenty past
/twɛnti ˈpɑːst/
6
Twenty five past
/twɛnti faɪv pæst/
7
Half past
/hɑːf ˈpɑːst/
8
Twenty five to
/twɛnti faɪv tuː/
9
Twenty to
/ˈtwɛnti tuː/
10
Quarter to
/ˈkwɔrtər tuː/
11
Ten to
/tɛn tuː/
12
Five to
/faɪv tuː/
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O'clock
/əˈklɒk/
Indicates the exact hour on the clock.
2
Five past
/faɪv ˈpɑːst/
Five minutes after the start of the hour.
3
Ten past
/tɛn ˈpɑːst/
Ten minutes after the hour on the clock.
4
Quarter past
/ˈkwɔrtər pæst/
Fifteen minutes after the start of the hour.
5
Twenty past
/twɛnti ˈpɑːst/
Twenty minutes after the hour.
6
Twenty five past
/twɛnti faɪv pæst/
Twenty-five minutes past the start of the hour.
7
Half past
/hɑːf ˈpɑːst/
Thirty minutes after the hour.
8
Twenty five to
/twɛnti faɪv tuː/
Indicates twenty-five minutes before the next hour.
9
Twenty to
/ˈtwɛnti tuː/
Twenty minutes before the next hour.
10
Quarter to
/ˈkwɔrtər tuː/
Fifteen minutes before the next hour.
11
Ten to
/tɛn tuː/
Ten minutes before the next hour.
12
Five to
/faɪv tuː/
Five minutes before the next hour.