HSK2-09 已经十点了
已经十点了
It's Already 10
📚 生词 New Words
已经
yǐjīng
already
快
kuài
almost; soon
要
yào
to be going to; will
还
hái
still; yet
差
chà
to lack; to be short of (time)
💬 对话 Dialogues
1
现在几点了？
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le?
What time is it now?
2
已经十点了。你还没起床？
Yǐjīng shí diǎn le. Nǐ hái méi qǐchuáng?
It's already 10 o'clock. You still haven't gotten up?
3
快十一点了，我要去上课了。
Kuài shíyī diǎn le, wǒ yào qù shàngkè le.
It's almost 11 o'clock. I'm going to class.
4
现在差五分十点。我们还有时间。
Xiànzài chà wǔ fēn shí diǎn. Wǒmen hái yǒu shíjiān.
It's five to ten now. We still have time.
📖 语法 Grammar
已经 + time: indicates that the time has already arrived, e.g., 已经十点了 (It's already 10 o'clock).
快/要 + time: indicates that the time is approaching, e.g., 快十一点了 (It's almost 11 o'clock) or 要十点了 (It's about to be 10 o'clock).
还 + 没: indicates that something still hasn't happened, e.g., 你还没起床 (You still haven't gotten up).
差 + number + 分 + time: indicates the time is a certain number of minutes before the hour, e.g., 差五分十点 (five to ten).
💡 学习提示 Tips
💡 Use 已经 to emphasize that the time has already passed, often with a sense of surprise or urgency.
💡 Use 快 or 要 to talk about upcoming times; 快 is more colloquial, 要 is slightly more formal.
💡 Remember that 还 is often used with 没 to mean 'still not' or 'not yet'.
