tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post5746889684856681320..comments2024-03-19T10:31:39.341+01:00Comments on Itchy Feet: the Travel and Language Comic: Half O'ClockMalachi Ray Rempenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-46453639036175924312017-03-09T01:36:13.973+01:002017-03-09T01:36:13.973+01:00In Portuguese we say "Five and half" but...In Portuguese we say "Five and half" but most likely write 17h30Aramatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542974561701232322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-66147165452261579762017-02-05T14:58:55.294+01:002017-02-05T14:58:55.294+01:00In Indonesian and Malaysian, 4.30 would be "s...In Indonesian and Malaysian, 4.30 would be "setengah lima" in Indonesian and "empat setengah" in Malaysian (empat=four, lima=five, setengah=half). I found it so crazy.Syauqihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09224086121254656095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-28885718216967394302017-01-16T17:39:18.268+01:002017-01-16T17:39:18.268+01:00There's no difference between the halfs. The o...There's no difference between the halfs. The only difference is between "viertel vor" and "dreiviertel". Here's a map for that: http://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-7/f11e/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-13808108801146168742017-01-16T17:27:24.095+01:002017-01-16T17:27:24.095+01:00Good point :DGood point :DMalachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-32143854608371108552017-01-16T17:26:44.794+01:002017-01-16T17:26:44.794+01:00Really? I've heard Germans say "halb (x)&...Really? I've heard Germans say "halb (x)" all across the country. WeirdMalachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-33404273949142648562017-01-16T13:53:50.546+01:002017-01-16T13:53:50.546+01:00That would never happen.
After 1 hour no German wo...That would never happen.<br />After 1 hour no German would still be waiting for you. If you don't show up 5 minutes after you said you were gonna be there we're gone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150770967253419290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-49538285698675162482017-01-16T09:31:30.221+01:002017-01-16T09:31:30.221+01:00The same in Finnish, we also say "half five&q...The same in Finnish, we also say "half five" ("puoli viisi" tai oikeastaan "puoli viideltä"). We don't have an expression for "half past five", but we do have "quarter to" and "quarter past five" ("varttia vaille" and "varttia yli viisi") teihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289745868554035019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-77207784008080558122017-01-16T03:27:10.230+01:002017-01-16T03:27:10.230+01:00This is why you should always exchange dates and t...This is why you should always exchange dates and times in ISO 8601 format.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-4745373755976231512017-01-15T19:48:29.822+01:002017-01-15T19:48:29.822+01:00Jo parle la varietat valenciana del català i nosal...Jo parle la varietat valenciana del català i nosaltres mai fem això. Quan un català em diu una hora he de pensar-ho molt per saber quan m'està dient jajajjaPaul Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727046553239702084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-36904749272923331972017-01-15T17:06:52.462+01:002017-01-15T17:06:52.462+01:00typo: I meant "4:30 is [...] never 'half ...typo: I meant "4:30 is [...] never 'half to *five*'."Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409326890219200585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-92082225235948013262017-01-15T17:03:30.496+01:002017-01-15T17:03:30.496+01:00We say "half past five" or "five th...We say "half past five" or "five thirty" for 5:30. If it's 4:45 we'll sometimes say "quarter to five" or "quarter til five", but we don't do that for half hours; 4:30 is "half past four", never "half to four". But we usually just say "five thirty" or "four forty-five" or whatever.Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409326890219200585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-89181670914563023402017-01-15T16:53:59.976+01:002017-01-15T16:53:59.976+01:00We would say "half past five" to mean 5:...We would say "half past five" to mean 5:30, but we wouldn't say "half five". I've never heard "half five" in American English.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719361111146496043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-65553053383780920642017-01-15T16:26:36.441+01:002017-01-15T16:26:36.441+01:00Russia lines up with Germany. "Half five"...Russia lines up with Germany. "Half five" = "полпятого" = 4:30.OUGHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729641371795997335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-54166329857831412392017-01-15T15:16:59.296+01:002017-01-15T15:16:59.296+01:00About half of Germany also uses this system (viert...About half of Germany also uses this system (viertel fünf = quarter five = 4:15; dreiviertel fünf = three-quarters five = 4:45).<br /><br />It confuses me quite a bit since I come from a part that does not use this extension to quarter-hours :)Philip Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991519523477002229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-53341245760132655272017-01-15T15:12:55.405+01:002017-01-15T15:12:55.405+01:00Nine times out of ten Americans just say the hour ...Nine times out of ten Americans just say the hour and the minutes. So 5:30 is just "five thirty" and 4:15 is "four fifteen". Jacob Kronenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336084699492011091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-66964531041576754262017-01-15T15:00:12.729+01:002017-01-15T15:00:12.729+01:00In the Netherlands, it works the German way too; h...In the Netherlands, it works the German way too; half five = 4:30.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-76249433470866198842017-01-15T14:33:08.494+01:002017-01-15T14:33:08.494+01:00There is a difference for that in east and west Ge...There is a difference for that in east and west Germany btw. This is mostly just the case in east Germany what you describe here.Mischahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185778105098682273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-40145315433535758432017-01-15T14:22:35.958+01:002017-01-15T14:22:35.958+01:00Catalan also follows the German way but using quar...Catalan also follows the German way but using quarters.<br /><br />For example, you'd say "un quart de cinc" (literally "a quarter of five") as in "it's the first quarter of the 5th hour, hence it's 4:15".Francesc Rosàshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898524436538561246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-40949019956921389192017-01-15T14:16:44.816+01:002017-01-15T14:16:44.816+01:00So Americans don't say this too? What would yo...So Americans don't say this too? What would you say? I know that Australians are the same as the English on this one.RikChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07647641086924136553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-40897590753222903182017-01-15T13:58:26.156+01:002017-01-15T13:58:26.156+01:00This frustrates me to no end every time. It's ...This frustrates me to no end every time. It's the same in Norwegian and Slovene, and we don't have the expression in American English, so I'm wired to interpret it in the German way. I have to confirm the time when my British friend says it.Begins with Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436817909902562036noreply@blogger.com