o’clock
Number + o’clock → Number + 時(じ/ji)
がんばる子
Be careful of 4 and 9 when you tell the time in Japanese. See below.
せんせい
Four is ‘shi’ and nine is ‘kyu u’ when you count in Japanese.
But they are not used when you tell the time.
half past
half past + Number → Number + 時半(じはん/ji ha n)
がんばる子
Be careful of 4 and 9 when you tell the time in Japanese.
minute
Number + minute → Number + 分(ふん/’fu n’ or ‘pu n’)
できる子
‘fu n’ is for 5, 15, 25, 35, 45 and 55.
‘pu n’ is for 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50.