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Saat kaç?

Telling time: Saat kaç? (What time is it?)

Learning Goal

Can tell and ask the time

Exam Skills:DinlemeKonuşma

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Saat kaç? — Saat beş.

Five o'clock.

Saat üç buçuk.

Half past three.

Saat dörde çeyrek var.

Quarter to four.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Saat kaç? = What time is it?

SaatSöyleniş
3:00Saat üç.
3:30Saat üç buçuk.
3:15Saat üçü çeyrek geçiyor.
3:45Saat dörde çeyrek var.
3:10Saat üçü on geçiyor.
3:50Saat dörde on var.

Yapı: X'i Y geçiyor (Y past X) / X'e Y var (Y to X).

The past/to structure is similar to British English. Main error: wrong case on the hour number. 🇬🇧 English speakers: Similar to 'quarter past/to'. Concept is familiar.

Common Error Patterns

Wrong case on hour number in time expression

Past: accusative (üçü geçiyor). To: dative (dörde var).

Saat kaç? — Saat beş.

Five o'clock.

Saat beş: five o'clock.

Saat üç buçuk.

Half past three.

buçuk = half.

Saat dörde çeyrek var.

Quarter to four.

dörde çeyrek var: quarter TO four.

Practice in course

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

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