EXCUSE ME?
Yes?
Could you tell me what time it is,
please?
Of course. It’s five o’clock.
Great. Thanks.WHAT TIME IS IT?
Sorry, my phone’s dead. But it must be
about half past ten.
OK, thanks.LATE AGAIN
Hi, Harry. I’m so sorry.
I’m running late. I’ll be with you
in about 15 minutes.
Oh, don’t worry, Sarah. I just got
here myself. Take your time.HOW LONG?
How long have you
worked here?
I started about
three years ago.
What about you?
I started last week.WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?
What are you doing at the moment?
Nothing. Why?
Do you think you could help me set up
my new phone?
Sure!CLOCK TIMES
a.m. (ante meridiem) [)eI (Em] , vor 12 Uhr Mittag
(a) quarter to nine [(kwO:tE tu )naIn] , Viertel vor neun
around five [E(raUnd faIv] , ungefähr um fünf Uhr
elevenish [i(lev&nIS] ifml. , so gegen 11 Uhr
half past ten [)hA:f pA:st (ten] , halb elf
midnight [(mIdnaIt] , Mitternacht
nine to five [)naIn tE (faIv] , von neun bis fünf (Uhr arbeiten)
noon [nu:n] , Mittag
p.m. (post meridiem) [)pi: (Em] , nach 12 Uhr Mittag
ten to three [)ten tu (Tri:] , zehn vor drei
two o’clock [)tu: E(klQk] , zwei Uhr
ASKING FOR THE TIME
What’s the time? [)wQts TE (taIm] , Wieviel Uhr ist es?
What time is it? [)wQt (taIm Iz It] , Wie spät ist es?
PUNCTUALITY
after [(A:ftE] , nach
ahead of time [E(hed Ev )taIm] , vorzeitig
before [bi(fO:] , bevor; vor
better late than never [(nevE] , besser spät als nie
in the nick of time [TE (nIk Ev )taIm] , im letzten Augenblick
it’s about time [Its E(baUt )taIm] , es ist höchste Zeit
just in time [)dZVst In (taIm] , gerade noch rechtzeitig
on the dot [)Qn TE (dQt] , auf die Minute
on time [Qn (taIm] , pünktlich
run late [(rVn leIt] , sich verspäten
run out of time [rVn )aUt Ev (taIm] , nicht genügend Zeit haben
IN THE PAST
a long time ago [E )lQN (taIm EgEU] , vor langer Zeit
last week [lA:st (wi:k] , letzte Woche
the day before yesterday [(jestEdi] , vorgestern
three years ago [Tri: (jIEz E)gEU] , vor drei Jahren
yesterday [(jestEdi] , gestern
IN THE PRESENT
all day [O:l (deI] , den ganzen Tag
at the moment [)Et TE (mEUmEnt] , im Moment; momentan
this year [DIs (jIE] , dieses Jahr
today [tE(deI] , heute
IN THE FUTURE
in a while [)In E (waI&l] , in Kürze
later [(leItE] , später
next week [nekst (wi:k] , nächste Woche
next year [nekst (jIE] , nächstes Jahr
soon [su:n] , bald
the day after tomorrow [tE(mQrEU] , übermorgen
tomorrow [tE(mQrEU] , morgen