1、所有的時間都可以用“小時 + 分鐘”直接讀：

6:10 six ten

8:30 eight thirty

2:40 two forty

2、如果所表述的時間在半小時之內，可以用“分鐘 + past + 小時”：

6:10 ten past six

4:20 twenty past four

10:25 twenty-five past ten

3、如果所表述的時間在半小時之外，可以用“（相差的）分鐘 + to + （下一）小時”：

10:35 twenty-five to eleven

5:50 ten to six

9:49 eleven to ten

4、如果所表述的時間恰好為半小時，可以用“half + past + 小時”：

11:30 half past eleven

2:30 half past two

5、如果所表述的分鐘和15有關，就有三種表達法：

（15分鐘又叫一刻鐘：a quarter）

9:15 nine fifteen ; fifteen past nine ; a quarter past nine

3:45 three forty-five ; fifteen to four ; a quarter to four

6、整點的表達：

現在是兩點整。It's two./It's two o'clock.

另外英語中的 noon 和midnight 可分別直接表示白天和夜晚的12點：

It's (twelve) noon. 現在是中午十二點。

It's (twelve) midnight. 現在是半夜零點。

7、大約時間：

It's almost two. 馬上到兩點了。

It's not quite two. 還不到兩點。

It's just after two. 剛過兩點。

8、若想表明是上午，可在時間后加上a.m.

如：thirteen past six a.m.（上午六點十三分）。

若想表明是下午，可在時間后加上p.m.

如：four o'clock p.m.（下午四點）。

9.句子范例

1. It's nine forty-five. =It's a quarter to ten.

2. It's two seventeen. =It's seventeen past two.

3. It's three. =It's three o'clock.

4. It's nine thirty. =It's half past nine.

5. It's six fifteen. =It's a quarter past six.

6. It's three fifty. =It's ten to four.