Two Ways to Say 9:35
Listen to the audio clips & select the correct Cantonese response.
Ah Ming — Server
你要咩呀？
nei5 jiu3 me1 aa3?
Listening & Comprehension Challenge:
聽聲選擇正確回應：
Select Cantonese Response:
Scene 1 of 4Time · Core 8
Learn to ask the time and use both five-minute-step and exact-minute forms.
Speed Matching Arcade
Match Cantonese characters with Jyutping romanization and English meanings before time runs out!
Ready for the Quick-Fire Challenge?
Match four pairs drawn from this lesson’s eight word cards. Play again for a new mix!
Tap a Cantonese term, then tap its matching English or Jyutping pair!
One Clock, Two Ways to Say the Time
9:35
Five-minute steps
Each step is five minutes. The minute hand at 7 means 7 × 5 = 35 minutes.
Exact minutes
Say the actual number of minutes and add 分. Both expressions mean 9:35.
| Time | Five-minute steps | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| 9:05 | ||
| 9:10 | ||
| 9:15 | ||
| 9:20 | ||
| 9:25 | ||
| 9:30 | ||
| 9:35 | ||
| 9:40 | ||
| 9:45 | ||
| 9:50 | ||
| 9:55 |
Watch the difference
9:25 — five five-minute steps.
9:05 — five actual minutes.
A duration of five minutes, not a clock time.
Hours & half past
Say 兩點 for 2:00, not 二點. 十二點 (12:00) still uses 二.
Make simple plans
The short form uses five-minute steps. For other minutes, use the exact-minute form, for example 九點十七分 (9:17). In the quests, both equivalent forms are valid Cantonese; the prompt tells you which one to practise.