How to tell the time in Taiwanese, a variety of Southern Min spoken mainly in Taiwan.
| English | Taiwanese (台語) |
|---|---|
| What time is it? | 這陣幾點? (chit-chun⁷ kui² tiam²?) |
| It's one o'clock | 這陣一點 (chit-chun⁷ chit⁸ tiam²) |
| It's quarter past one | 這陣一點十五分 (chit-chun⁷ chit⁸ tiam² chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's half past one | 這陣一點半 (chit-chun⁷ chit⁸ tiam² poaⁿ³) |
| It's quarter to two | 這陣一點四十五分 (chit-chun⁷ chit⁸ tiam² su³-chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's two o'clock | 這陣兩點 (chit-chun⁷ nng⁷ tiam²) |
| It's quarter past two | 這陣兩點十五分 (chit-chun⁷ nng⁷ tiam² chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's half past two | 這陣兩點半 (chit-chun⁷ nng⁷ tiam² poaⁿ³) |
| It's quarter to three | 這陣兩點四十五分 (chit-chun⁷ nng⁷ tiam² su³-chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's three o'clock | 這陣十五分點 (chit-chun⁷ sam tiam²) |
| It's quarter past three | 這陣十五分點十五分 (chit-chun⁷ sam tiam² chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's half past three | 這陣十五分點半 (chit-chun⁷ sam tiam² poaⁿ³) |
| It's quarter to four | 這陣十五分點四十五分 (chit-chun⁷ sam tiam² su³-chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's four o'clock | 這陣四點 (chit-chun⁷ su³ tiam²) |
| It's quarter past four | 這陣四點十五分 (chit-chun⁷ su³ tiam² chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's half past four | 這陣四點半 (chit-chun⁷ su³ tiam² poaⁿ³) |
| It's quarter to five | 這陣四點四十五分 (chit-chun⁷ su³ tiam² su³-chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's five o'clock | 這陣五點 (chit-chun⁷ ngo² tiam²) |
| It's quarter past five | 這陣五點十五分 (chit-chun⁷ ngo² tiam² chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's half past five | 這陣五點半 (chit-chun⁷ ngo² tiam² poaⁿ³) |
| It's quarter to six | 這陣五點四十五分 (chit-chun⁷ ngo² tiam² su³-chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's six o'clock | 這陣六點 (chit-chun⁷ liok⁸ tiam²) |
| It's quarter past six | 這陣六點十五分 (chit-chun⁷ liok⁸ tiam² chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's half past six | 這陣六點半 (chit-chun⁷ liok⁸ tiam² poaⁿ³) |
| It's quarter to seven | 這陣六點四十五分 (chit-chun⁷ liok⁸ tiam² su³-chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's seven o'clock | 這陣七點 (chit-chun⁷ chhit tiam²) |
| It's quarter past seven | 這陣七點十五分 (chit-chun⁷ chhit tiam² chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's half past seven | 這陣七點半 (chit-chun⁷ chhit tiam² poaⁿ³) |
| It's quarter to eight | 這陣七點四十五分 (chit-chun⁷ chhit tiam² su³-chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's eight o'clock | 這陣八點 (chit-chun⁷ pat tiam²) |
| It's quarter past eight | 這陣八點十五分 (chit-chun⁷ pat tiam² chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's half past eight | 這陣八點半 (chit-chun⁷ pat tiam² poaⁿ³) |
| It's quarter to nine | 這陣八點四十五分 (chit-chun⁷ pat tiam² su³-chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's nine o'clock | 這陣四十五分點 (chit-chun⁷ kiu² tiam²) |
| It's quarter past nine | 這陣四十五分點十五分 (chit-chun⁷ kiu² tiam² chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's half past nine | 這陣四十五分點半 (chit-chun⁷ kiu² tiam² poaⁿ³) |
| It's quarter to ten | 這陣四十五分點四十五分 (chit-chun⁷ kiu² tiam² su³-chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's ten o'clock | 這陣十點 (chit-chun⁷ chap⁸ tiam²) |
| It's quarter past ten | 這陣十點十五分 (chit-chun⁷ chap⁸ tiam² chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's half past ten | 這陣十點半 (chit-chun⁷ chap⁸ tiam² poaⁿ³) |
| It's quarter to eleven | 這陣十點四十五分 (chit-chun⁷ chap⁸ tiam² su³-chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's eleven o'clock | 這陣十一點 (chit-chun⁷ chap⁸-it tiam²) |
| It's quarter past eleven | 這陣十一點十五分 (chit-chun⁷ chap⁸-it tiam² chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's half past eleven | 這陣十一點半 (chit-chun⁷ chap⁸-it tiam² poaⁿ³) |
| It's quarter to twelve | 這陣十一點四十五分 (chit-chun⁷ chap⁸-it tiam² su³-chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's twelve o'clock | 這陣十二點 (chit-chun⁷ chap⁸-ji⁷ tiam²) |
| It's quarter past twelve | 這陣十二點十五分 (chit-chun⁷ chap⁸-ji⁷ tiam² chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| It's half past twelve | 這陣十二點半 (chit-chun⁷ chap⁸-ji⁷ tiam² poaⁿ³) |
| It's quarter to one | 這陣十二點四十五分 (chit-chun⁷ chap⁸-ji⁷ tiam² su³-chap⁸-ngo² hun) |
| it's midnight | 這陣午夜 (chit-chun⁷ po-ia) |
| it's midday | 這陣中晝 (chit-chun⁷ tiong-tau³) |
| in the morning | 早起時 (chai²-khi²-si⁵) |
| in the afternoon | 下晡 (e⁷-po) |
| in the evening | 暝時 (me⁵-si⁵) |
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