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Noteclass 6 8

Numbers, time, days, dates

Lesson 12 of 84

A1

Ginti, ghadi, hafte ke din, British date. in / on / at ka poora rule topic 26 — yahan sirf ready phrases.

1. Kya hai

Char chhote kaam, ek page pe. Days aur months ke pehle letter capital (topic 01).

Kaam Example
Numbers twenty-one, forty, one hundred and five
Clock It's half past five. (5.30)
Days / months Monday, July
Dates 15 May / the 15th of May (British)

2. Numbers

Yaad rakho Example
1–12 one, two … eleven, twelve
13–19 thirteen, fifteen, eighteen
20, 30 … 90 twenty, forty (not fourty), fifty, eighty
21–99: chhota dash (hyphen) twenty-one, fifty-five
British 101 aur upar one hundred and one

Date wale numbers: 1st first, 2nd second, 3rd third, 4th fourth, 5th fifth, 12th twelfth, 21st twenty-first, 22nd, 23rd, 31st.

3. Time (clock)

Question: What time is it? / What's the time? quarter = 15 minute; half = 30 minute.

Clock Say
5.00 It's five o'clock.
5.15 It's quarter past five.
5.30 It's half past five.
5.45 It's quarter to six. (agli ghadi = 6)

o'clock sirf poori ghadi pe (5.00). Subah = a.m., shaam/raat = p.m. Train 17:30 = 5.30 p.m. / half past five in the evening.

Ready phrases: at 7 o'clock, in the morning. Poora in/on/at topic 26.

4. Days, months, dates

Item Yaad rakho
Days Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Months January … July … December (capital)
British date 15 May 2024 / 15th May / the 15th of May
Ready phrases on Monday, in July, in 2019

India me 15/5/2024 = 15 May (pehle din). American May 15 yahan mat likho — pehle din, phir month. Independence Day: 15 August / 15th August.

5. Examples

  1. I have two books.
  2. Ravi is twenty-one.
  3. The class has forty students. (not fourty)
  4. The bill is one hundred and ten rupees.
  5. What time is it? It's seven o'clock.
  6. The shop opens at half past nine. (9.30)
  7. School starts at quarter past eight. (8.15)
  8. We eat at quarter to nine. (8.45)
  9. I drink chai in the morning.
  10. Today is Monday.
  11. I play cricket on Sunday.
  12. My birthday is in July.
  13. Independence Day is 15 August.
  14. I was in Class 5 in 2019.
  15. The meeting is on the 12th of May.

6. Common mistakes

today is monday
Today is Monday.
fourty students
forty students
one hundred five
one hundred and five
It's five o'clock thirty.
It's half past five. / It's five thirty.
5.45 = quarter past five
5.45 = quarter to six
on 7 o'clock / in Monday
at 7 o'clock / on Monday
May 15, 2024 (American tarika)
15 May 2024 / 15th May 2024
the 21th of June
the 21st of June
Hindi note. Date India me din-pehle: 15/5 = 15 May. English me bhi British yahi. Ghadi: 5.45 = agle hour se 15 minute kam = quarter to six. Monday / July hamesha capital. Yeh yaad rakho: at + clock, on + day, in + month/year.

7. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. 40 =
2. 21 =
3. British: 105 =
4. 5.30 =
5. 5.45 =
6. Clock time — kaunsa word?
7. Day — sahi?
8. British date?
9. 21 June =
10. Independence Day?

B. 5 fill-in

1. 40 → ______ (spelling)

2. 5.30 → It's ______ . (half past …)

3. Today is ______. (capital day: Monday)

4. I play cricket ______ Sunday. (in / on / at)

5. Sahi karo: today is monday

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche.

  1. Clock: It's … o'clock / half past …
  2. Din: on + day.
  3. British date (day + month).

8. Answer key

MCQ
  1. a) forty — u nahi. fourty spelling galat.
  2. b) twenty-one — 21–99 me chhota dash (hyphen).
  3. c) one hundred and five — British and. hundred and five me one missing.
  4. a) half past five — 5.30. quarter past = .15. half past six = 6.30.
  5. b) quarter to six — 5.45 = agli 6 se 15 minute kam. quarter past five = 5.15.
  6. c) at 7 o'clock — clock = at. on day ke liye. in month/year.
  7. a) Today is Monday. — capital M. in Monday galat.
  8. b) 15 May 2024 — British: pehle din, phir month. May 15 American tarika.
  9. c) the 21st of June — 21st, not 21th / 21rd.
  10. a) 15 August — day first. 15th of the August extra the galat.
Fill-in
  1. forty — 40 spelling.
  2. half past five — 5.30. (It's half past five bhi theek.)
  3. Monday — capital M zaroori. (exact check.)
  4. on — on + day. at clock. in month.
  5. Today is Monday. — T aur M capital.
Model sentences
  1. It's half past seven.
  2. I play cricket on Sunday.
  3. My birthday is on 15 May.

Check: forty; half past / quarter to; Monday capital; 15 May; at + clock, on + day.