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Numbers, clock times and dates
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Numbers: the units come first
From 21 to 99, Dutch says the units first: eenentwintig = one-and-twenty = 21. Zevenenveertig = 47. Achtennegentig = 98.
This is the most common listening mistake: you hear vier first and write 4…, but vierendertig is 34.
Clock times: 'half' means half TO the hour
half drie = 2:30 (half an hour before three), not 3:30!
kwart over vier = 4:15, kwart voor vijf = 4:45
tien over half acht = 7:40, vijf voor half negen = 8:25
Timetables and announcements often use the 24-hour clock: veertien uur dertig = 14:30.
- De les begint om half tien.9:30
- De trein vertrekt om kwart voor zes.5:45
Dates
Dates use the ordinal number: de eerste mei (1 May), de derde maart (3 March), de twintigste juni (20 June).
Exercises
Exercise 1 of 6
What time is 'half drie'?