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What's today's date?

jn tin j ho ?
?

It's August thirteenth.

8 yu 13 r
8 13

What day is it?

jn tin xn q j ?
?

It's Thursday.
xn q s

Do you have the time?

xin zi j din ?

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It's almost noon.

kui do zhn w le

It's one o'clock.

xin zi 1 din zhn le
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It's a quarter to two.

1 din 45 fn
1 45

It's five after one.

1 din 5 fn
1 5

The clock says 3 15 three fifteen

zh zhn zhn zh do 3 din 15 fn
3 15

It's a quarter after three.

3 din 15 fn
3 15

It's ten to two.

ch 10 fn 2 din
10 2

It's nine thirty.

9 din bn
9

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The clock is five minutes slow.

n zh bio mn 5 fn zhn
5

Well, time to go.

i zu le

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About when?
d yu shn me sh hou ?
?

About what time?

d yu j din ?
?

How's the time?

hi li d j m ?
?

I have no time.
w mi yu sh jin

You must wait for five more days.

n d zi dn 5 tin
5

What is taking so long?

zn me hu n me chn sh jin ?
?

I wasted a whole day.

bi bi ln fi le y zhn tin

Time has come.

do sh jin le

Time is money.
sh jin ji sh jn qin

I killed two hours watching TV.

w kn le lin xio sh de din sh y d f sh jin

Time is up.
mi yu sh jin le

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Do you have some free time?

n yu kn xin de sh jin m ?
?

It's about time.

w kn sh jin ch b du le

Computers save us time.

din no nn bn w men shn sh jin

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