V10
Numbers and Time
Counting · telling the time · days and months
hundred
the number 100 /ˈhʌn.drəd/
thousand
the number 1,000 /ˈθaʊ.zənd/
quarter
one of four equal parts (1/4) /ˈkwɔː.tər/
half
one of two equal parts (1/2) /hɑːf/
Examples
"There are a hundred students."
"The city has ten thousand people."
"It is quarter past three."
"It is half past six."
midnight
12 o'clock at night /ˈmɪd.naɪt/
noon
12 o'clock in the day /nuːn/
Monday
the first day of the work week /ˈmʌn.deɪ/
January
the first month of the year /ˈdʒæn.ju.ər.i/
Examples
"The film starts at midnight."
"Lunch is at noon."
"I start school on Monday."
"My birthday is in January."
weekend
Saturday and Sunday /ˌwiːkˈend/
o'clock
used to say the exact hour /əˈklɒk/
Examples
"I relax at the weekend."
"It is three o'clock."
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