Telling time (hel, halv, kvart)

QuestionAnswer
the clock; o'clock, the time (of day)
klokken
What time is it?
Hvad er klokken?
exactly
præcis
The time is exactly two.
Klokken er præcis to.
half
halv
The train arrives at half past three.
Toget ankommer klokken halv fire.
We want to meet the doctor at half past five.
Vi vil møde lægen klokken halv seks.
quarter
kvart
to (before, in clock times)
i
The meeting begins at a quarter to ten.
Mødet begynder kvart i ti.
past
over
She comes home a quarter past eight.
Hun kommer hjem kvart over otte.
The film begins exactly a quarter past seven.
Filmen begynder præcis kvart over syv.
whole
hel
the hour
timen
The man sleeps a whole hour.
Manden sover en hel time.
for (duration)
i
The girl reads for half an hour.
Pigen læser i en halv time.
the minute
minuttet
An hour has sixty minutes.
En time har tres minutter.
The woman runs for exactly one minute.
Kvinden løber i præcis et minut.
Do you want to go home at half past four?
Vil du gå hjem klokken halv fem?
We work from half past eight to a quarter to ten.
Vi arbejder fra halv ni til kvart i ti.
Tomorrow I want to sleep a whole hour.
I morgen vil jeg sove en hel time.

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