tell time

時計を読む

時計の針を見て、何時何分かを読み取る。

やさしい英語で： To understand what time a clock shows by looking at its hands.

• Can you tell time yet?
• My daughter learned to tell time at school.
• He tells time easily on a clock with large numbers.

類義語： read a clock, tell the time

よく使う表現： learn to tell time, tell time correctly

時刻を知る、時を測る

道具や自然の変化を手がかりに、今の時刻を知る。

やさしい英語で： To find out what time it is by using a device or watching natural changes.

• A sundial can tell time.
• Sailors told time by watching the stars.
• How did people tell time before clocks existed?

使い方： tell time by something (People once told time by the position of the sun.)

類義語： measure time

よく使う表現： tell time accurately, tell time outdoors