Minggu, 30 Agustus 2015

Date and Time in British and American

A.   British style
On January 2nd, 1965     (on January second nineteen sixty five)
B.    American style
On 1st January 2010        (on The First of January Two Thousand and ten)
On 14th April 1991                      (on The Fourteenth of April Nineteen – ninety – nine)
On 25th December 1986 (on The Twenty – Fifth of December Nineteen – Eighty six)
On 3rd February 1988     (on the Third of February Nineteen – Eighty Eight)


CONVERSATION

Fatih: What date is today?
Hikmah: Today is 8th of December 2016
Fatih: What date was yesterday?
Hikmah: Yesterday was 7th of December 2016
Fatih: What date is tomorrow?
Hikmah: Tomorrow is 9th of December 2016
Fatih: What date is after may 6, 2016?
Hikmah: The date after may 6,2016 is may 7, 2016
Fatih: What date is before may 6, 2016 ?
Hikmah: The date before may 6, 2016 is may 5, 2016

THE TIME
  American style
1)      At 07:00     : It is seven O’clock sharp / exactly
2)      At 07:05     : It is seven five
3)      At 07:15     : It is seven fifteen
4)      At 07:16     : It is seven sixteen
5)      At 07:30     : It is seven thirty
6)      At 07:31     : It is seven thirty one
British style         
1)      At 07:00     : It is seven O’clock
2)      At 07:05     : It is five past seven
3)      At 07:15     : It is a quarter past seven
4)      At 07:16     : It is sixteen minutes past seven
5)      At 07:30     : It is a half past seven
At 07:31           : It is twenty nine minutes to eight

Notes :
·         a.m ( ante meridiem )      : 00:00 – 12:00 ( pagi - siang )
·         p.m ( post meridiem )       : 12:00 – 00:00 (siang – malam )
·         Istilah 15 menit                 : Quarter
·         Istilah 30 menit                 : Half
·         Kurang deri 30 menit        : past
·         Lebih dari 30 menit           : to
·         Kelipatan 5 menit, tidak disebut “ menit ” nya

Ungkapan – Ungkapan

The time is up!                        Waktunya sudah habis!
Don’t waste the time!             Jangan buang –buang waktu!
It’s waste of time!                   Hanya buang – buang waktu
Leisure Tim                             ewaktu senggang
Spare time                              waktu luang
Any time                                  sewaktu - waktu
On time                                   tepat waktu
In time                                     lebih awal
Punctually                               tepat pada waktunya