Telling time and days of the week
Can tell time and name days of the week
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Anong oras na?
What time is it?
Alas-tres y medya na ng hapon.
It's 3:30 in the afternoon.
Tuwing Lunes at Miyerkules ako nag-aaral.
I study every Monday and Wednesday.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Oras (time) — ginagamit ang Espanyol na sistema:
| 1:00 = ala-una | 7:00 = alas-siyete |
| 2:00 = alas-dos | 8:00 = alas-otso |
| 3:00 = alas-tres | 9:00 = alas-nuwebe |
| 12:00 = alas-dose | :30 = y medya |
Mga araw: Lunes, Martes, Miyerkules, Huwebes, Biyernes, Sabado, Linggo.
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Anong oras na?
What time is it?
Anong oras = what time. Na = already (implies urgency/curiosity).
Alas-tres y medya na ng hapon.
It's 3:30 in the afternoon.
Alas-tres = 3 o'clock. Y medya = and half. Ng hapon = afternoon.
Tuwing Lunes at Miyerkules ako nag-aaral.
I study every Monday and Wednesday.
Tuwing = every. Lunes = Monday. Miyerkules = Wednesday. Spanish-derived.
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