The transcript discusses various ways of telling time in English, emphasizing the differences from Portuguese. It covers asking for and telling the time, using 'o'clock' and 'half past,' and avoiding confusion with numbers. The speaker also explains the use of AM/PM, how to express minutes past the hour, and clarifies common misconceptions about time expressions like 'noon' and 'midnight.' The importance of understanding these variations for clear communication is highlighted.
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1. There are over 120 ways to tell the time within a single hour in English.
2. The word "time" is not used when asking for the time in English; instead, people ask "what's the time on the clock?"
3. The word "hour" is not used to answer the question of what time it is in English.
4. The word "clock" is used to refer to the time on a clock or watch.
5. In English, the word "hour" is only used to refer to duration, not the time on a clock.
6. There is no 13th hour, 14th hour, etc. in English; the clock only goes up to 12.
7. The only people who use 13 hours, 14 hours, etc. are government bodies and the military, and they use a special code.
8. In English, there is no zero hour; the clock starts at 1.
9. AM and PM are used to distinguish between morning and afternoon/evening.
10. The phrase "half past" is used to indicate 30 minutes past the hour.
11. The phrase "a quarter to" is used to indicate 15 minutes before the hour.
12. The phrase "a quarter past" is used to indicate 15 minutes past the hour.
13. The word "noon" is used to refer to 12 o'clock in the middle of the day.
14. The word "midnight" is used to refer to 12 o'clock at the beginning of the day.
15. The phrase "o'clock" is used to refer to the time on a clock or watch.
16. In English, the phrase "what time is it?" is used to ask for the current time.
17. The phrase "Mayday" is used as an international distress call, but it is not related to the first day of May.
18. The phrase "Medea" is an old way of saying "midday", but it is no longer used in modern English.
19. In English, the time is usually told in 12-hour increments, with AM and PM used to distinguish between morning and afternoon/evening.
20. There are different ways to tell the time in English, such as using "past" and "to" to indicate minutes before or after the hour.