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English for Tourism & Hospitality (108) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh 2020/2021

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Learn how to say hours and minutes in military
time.
Saying the time in military lingo is a bit trickier when
you're dealing with hours and minutes, but you can
quickly get the hang of it. When you tell military time,
you have to state the four digit number as two pairs of
numbers with a tens and ones digit. For example, 1545
becomes "Fifteen Forty-Five Hours." Here are some more
rules for this process:

 If there are one or more zeros in front of the number,
say them. 0003 is "Zero Zero Zero Three Hours" and
0215 is "Zero Two Fifteen Hours."

 If there are no zeros in the first two digits of the
number, then just say the first two numbers as a set
with a tens and ones digit, and do the same with the
last two digits. 1234 becomes "Twelve Thirty-Four
Hours" and 1444 becomes "Fourteen Forty-Four
Hours."

 If the last number ends in zero, just think of it as the
ones unit paired with the tens digit to its left.
Therefore, 0130 is "Zero One Thirty."

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