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

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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Learn to convert from Military /Aviation time to regular time.

Once you know how to write and say military time, you can
become a pro at converting from military to regular time. If you
see a number greater than 1200, that means you've reached the
afternoon hours, so just subtract 1200 from that number to get
the time using the 12-hour clock. For example, 1400 hours is 2

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