In the given clock time is 6:30, which 30 minutes after six. So it is known as half past six.
We only have a 'half past, never a 'half to'.
After that we start looking forward and use 'to'. So, 6:30 is 'half past six' and 6:31 is 29 minutes to seven. We also only use 'half past' with the 12-hour clock.
Etymology. Presumably related to "half past six" meaning 6:30 a.m. or p.m. (06:30 or 18:30), but the origin and explanation is unknown; speculations exist online.
Half past 6 means 6:30. 1 hour = 60 minutes.
A quarter of an hour is equal to 15 minutes, and half past the hour is equal to 30 minutes.
Half past an hour means 30 minutes after an hour. So half past 7 can be written as 7:30.
45 minutes past 6 means 45 minutes after 6. That is 6.45. We can also say this using 'quarter'. At minute 45, we use 'quarter to the next hour'.
For example, 5:30 is “half past five”, 7:30 is “half past seven”, and so on (or, if precision is required, there's nothing wrong with saying “five thirty”, “seven thirty”, etc.). Brits, however, sometimes use expressions like “half five” or “half seven”.
Correct answer is: 15 minutes after 6. It means 15 minutes past 6 on the clock.
At minute 30, we say it's “half past”.
Hence, 8:30 is the correct answer.
In the given clock time is 6:30, which 30 minutes after six. So it is known as half past six.
The time 6:45 is spoken this way: "six forty-five." (This is true in both US and British English.) The number 6.45 is spoken this way: "six point four five." (Again, this is just a number, not a time.) "If you write 6.45, it is not a time.
British colloquialism
In British English, the expression "half [hour]" is used colloquially to denote 30 minutes past the hour. For example, "half ten" means 10:30 (am or pm). This is itself an abbreviation of an older colloquialism, "half past ten".
Yes, I understand "half ten" to mean 10:30. The confusing part is that in other languages a literal translation of "half ten" actually means 9:30! To be safe, stick with "half past ten" or "ten-thirty" when you say 10:30.
Speak as the language is spoken. In English, “half nine” means 9:30 — as in half past nine: as in half of the whole 9 o'clock hour.
At 6'o clock, the hour hand will be at 180° from the hour hand. Now 30 minutes past 6 meaning 6:30.
15 minutes pass 6 O'clock is 6 : 15.
For minutes 1-30 we use PAST after the minutes. For minutes 31-59 we use TO after the minutes.
Half seven is the same as half past seven, with past simply missing. It's 7:30.
Jadi, 12.45 = twelve forty five.
However, it is also common to convert 12-hour times into their old-fashioned equivalents, especially for units of 15 or 30 minutes, for example saying half past five for 5:30 (half past is much less common in US English).