Thursday, April 28, 2005

Time

JAM BERAPA? (whats the time?)
2:00 - Jam dua
2:05 - Jam dua lewat lima
2:15 - Jam dua lewat seperempat
2:30 - Jam setengah tiga
2:45 - Jam tiga kurang seperempat
2: 50 - Jam tiga kurang sepuluh
3:00 - Jam tiga
3:30 - Jam setengah empat

Think of lewat as an addition... like 2 o'clock plus 5 minutes. (i.e., 2:05)
Think of kurang as a subtraction... like 3 o'clock minus 15 minutes . (i.e., 2:45)
Seperempat means 15 minutes. eg 2 o'clock plus 15 minutes - jam dua lewat seperempat (ie, 2:15)
Setengah means 30 minutes. If its 4:30, it must be Jam SETENGAH LIMA, which means half an hr before 5.

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