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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo? Luna: Yeah, I'm totally ready! We've covered a lot already. What's today's topic? Lucas: We've done 'half past' — remember 二時半? Now let's learn 'quarter past' the hour. It's 十五分. Luna: Quarter past. That sounds useful. So how do I say 'quarter past one'? Lucas: It's 一時十五分. 一時 is one o'clock, 十五分 is fifteen minutes. So 一時十五分. Luna: 一時十五分. Let me try — 一時十五分. Lucas: Perfect! Now try 'quarter past two'. Luna: That would be 二時十五分? 二時十五分. Lucas: Exactly right. You've got it. And for 'quarter past three' it's 三時十五分. Luna: 三時十五分. Okay, so pattern is just the hour plus 十五分. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's say it's 4:15. How would you say that? Luna: 四時十五分. Lucas: Yes! Now what about 午前 and 午後? Remember from last time? If it's 10:15 in the morning, you'd say 午前十時十五分. Luna: Oh, so 午前 is a.m. and 午後 is p.m.? So 午後四時十五分 would be 4:15 in the afternoon? Lucas: Exactly. You're a natural. Luna: I love how logical Japanese is. By the way, I've been using Fexingo to practice these time phrases, and it's been helping a lot. Lucas: That's great to hear. You know, we keep Fexingo totally ad-free because we believe learning should be distraction-free. If it's helping you make progress, and you want to support that choice, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a nice way to keep things clean. Anyway, back to time — so what's a quick way to ask what time it is? Lucas: You can say 今何時ですか. Then you answer with the time. For example, if it's 2:15, you say 二時十五分です. Luna: 今何時ですか — say it's 8:15 in the evening. 午後八時十五分です. Lucas: Perfect. Let's practice a few more. Say it's 5:15 in the morning. Luna: 午前五時十五分. Lucas: Great. And 6:15 at night? Luna: 午後六時十五分. Lucas: You're a pro now. So remember, for quarter past, it's the hour plus 十五分. And use 午前 or 午後 for clarity. Luna: Got it. 一時十五分, 二時十五分, 三時十五分 — I'll practice these all week. Lucas: Awesome. That's all for today. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Japanese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye bye!