When learning English, you will definitely hear a lot of people asking, “What time is it?” (even those with a watch or cellphone!) so it’s good to learn how to tell time in English should you or anyone else need to know the time.

Terms to know:

Morning or AM (before 12PM)

Noon (12PM)

Afternoon (after 12PM)

Evening (after 7PM)

Night (9PM to 11PM)

Midnight (12AM)

“What time is it?”

It’s one o’clock. (Or you can just say, “It’s 1:00.”) 

It’s two-thirty in the morning/ It’s two-thirty AM. (2:30 AM)

It’s five-thirty/ It’s half-past five. (half-past meaning 30 minutes after)

It’s midnight/ It’s 12AM/ It’s 12 in the morning. (12:00 AM)

It’s a quarter till 4/ It’s 3:45. (quarter till is 15 minutes until said time)

Hey guys!

I know it has been a while since I made posts back to back to back, but I have been very busy recently with my job and other things (which I will explain!).

For starters though, thank you all for following me! I am so surprised to have over 2.5k followers. I hope this blog has been helpful and informative for you all, because even though I don’t post as often as I used to, I promise to keep posting useful things.

The next thing: I got accepted into the JET Program! If you don’t know what that is, I will be going over to Japan to teach English for one year or possibly five depending on how it all goes.

Now that doesn’t mean this blog will die or anything BUT it will take me a while to get back into it (at least until I have moved and got settled in). In the meantime though, I have to turn in paperwork, work, and plan my move (it has been going by super fast!).

One last note: I am making money obviously but I will probably make a Ko-fi to make just a bit extra. With that being said, I will take any requests and you don’t have to pay much at all, but I will explain that more when I officially make one. 

Until next time!

As you continue to learn English, you will start to use (and hear quite often) comparisons when describing or talking about something/or someone. Two types of comparisons that are very common are metaphors and similes. Even though metaphors and similes are used to make comparisons, the difference between the two boils down to what words are used.

Similes use like or as when making comparisons. Some examples of similes:

“Life is like a box of chocolates.” (*lit. Life is full of variety.)

“He’s as dead as a doorknob.” (lit. He is very lifeless/or still.)

“Watching that show was like watching paint dry.” (lit. The show was boring.)

Metaphors directly make a comparison without using like or as. Some examples of metaphors:

“Love is a battlefield.” (lit. Love is challenging.)

“She is an angel.” (lit. She is very sweet and kind.)

“He’s a walking encyclopedia.” (lit. He is extremely knowledgeable.)

Using metaphors and similes can be very handy because even though the comparisons are not literal, they paint a picture for the listener and get a point across. Just remember that when using and looking for similes always use like or as and that metaphors directly state the comparison without like or as.

Happy Learning! xx