Reading Time in Mandarin

Time in Chinese Mandarin. Listen and figure out....
Just listen or download and try to figure out the time a native speaker is reading. There are two parts - 24h clock time reading and the reading of 12h clock with AM/PM indicators.


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tā shìbúshì tài kuài la? Then listen for a record with reduced tempo by 30%: Part 1, Part 2

The answers are here Reading Time #1.

Useful vocabulary

Words introduced (Simplified/Traditional):

• 点／點 [diǎn] - point, dot, hour
• 钟／鐘 [zhōng] - clock
• 分／分 [fēn] - piece, section, minute
• 半／半 [bàn] - half

Morning

• 早上 [zǎoshàng] 5am~12pm
• 上午 [shàngwǔ] 10am~12pm

Noon

• 中午 [zhōngwǔ] 12pm

Afternoon

• 下午 [xiàwǔ] 1pm~6pm

Evening/Night

• 晚上 [wǎnshàng] 6pm~12am

Midnight

• 半夜 [bànyè] 12am~4am (Taiwan)
• 凌晨 [língchén] 12am~4am (China)

There are excellent tutorials about reading time prepared by HyperLingual:





Once again I'd like to express my gratitude to Joyce from Taiwan for her contribution, help and incredible patience.