几点了 Asking the Time in Chinese

早上zǎoshang我wǒ在zài睡觉shuìjiào，妈妈māma叫jiào我wǒ。

In the morning I am sleeping, and Mom calls me.

我wǒ说shuō：“现在xiànzài几jǐ点diǎn了le？”

I say, "What time is it now?"

妈妈māma说shuō：“八bā点diǎn了le！你nǐ九jiǔ点diǎn去qù工作gōngzuò！”

Mom says, "It's eight o'clock! You go to work at nine!"

我wǒ没有méiyǒu吃饭chī fàn，喝hē了le一点儿yìdiǎnr水shuǐ。

I don't eat breakfast — I just drink a little water.

八bā点diǎn四十sìshí分fēn我wǒ坐zuò出租车chūzūchē去qù工作gōngzuò。

At 8:40 I take a taxi to work.

明天míngtiān我wǒ七qī点diǎn起床qǐchuáng！

Tomorrow I will get up at seven!

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Key words 生词

几点jǐ diǎnwhat time

现在xiànzàinow

分fēnminute

出租车chūzūchētaxi

起床qǐchuángto get up

没有méiyǒudid not; to not have

几点(了)？ — asking the time

几 asks 'how many'; 几点了？ = what time is it (now)? Answer with a number + 点: 八点了。

现在几点？— What time is it now?

…了 — a new situation

了 at the end of the sentence signals a change of state: 八点了 = it's (already) eight o'clock now.

下雨了。— It's raining (now).

1. What time is it when the narrator wakes up?

2. How does the narrator go to work?

3. What does the narrator plan to do tomorrow?