<p>I am a northerner of China. I never heard someone ever saying &quot;一点五&quot; to express the time. 一点零五 is 1: 05.</p>
<p>In addition, units（such as 分） can be added after 一点五. For example: 一点五分 is 1:05.</p>

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2023-01-15T23:02:37.997Z
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Havier
<p>From my personal use of the language, I never say 一点五 when speaking of time. I use 一点半 to refer to 1:30, and 一点零五 for 1: 05.</p>

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2023-01-28T12:52:26.827Z
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user9818
<p>It is a bit Cantonese style.</p>
<p>一点零五 = 1:05</p>
<p>一点五 = 1:25</p>

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2023-02-02T02:53:12.713Z
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mhcpan
<p>If you are not saying the minute under ten, but some other unit, I cannot think of a single time a zero is ever needed. At the same time, a zero is always needed saying the minutes under ten. Examples:</p>
<p>一點零五  1:05*</p>
<p>一點五十  1:50*</p>
<p>一點半    half past one/1:30</p>
<p>一點三刻  quarter til two/1:45</p>
<p>一點差五  five til one/12:55*</p>
<p>You will notice that that zero here is actually serving the same placeholder status it does in regular counting-- if you are not familiar with that yet, it will make extra sense when you have learned that in the future.</p>
<p>p.s. the word 分 is unneeded in all of these, but I have * the ones it could go with for emphasis, or if you were to continue listing seconds etc.</p>

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2023-01-31T06:12:05.820Z
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zagrycha
<p>When you say the time, do natives usually say 一点零五 or 一点五?</p>
<p>I already tried asking Google, it gave me sites with different opinions</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>

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2023-01-15T22:27:01.353Z
一点零五 = 1:05; 一点五 = 1:25
Tang Ho
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Zero in the time
# Zero in the time

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-15)

When you say the time, do natives usually say 一点零五 or 一点五?

I already tried asking Google, it gave me sites with different opinions

Thanks!

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 一点零五 = 1:05; 一点五 = 1:25  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2023-01-15. Score: 1

I am a northerner of China. I never heard someone ever saying "一点五" to express the time. 一点零五 is 1: 05.

In addition, units（such as 分） can be added after 一点五. For example: 一点五分 is 1:05.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-01-28. Score: 0

From my personal use of the language, I never say 一点五 when speaking of time. I use 一点半 to refer to 1:30, and 一点零五 for 1: 05.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2023-02-02. Score: 0

It is a bit Cantonese style.

一点零五 = 1:05

一点五 = 1:25


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### Answer by username_5 on 2023-01-31. Score: 0

If you are not saying the minute under ten, but some other unit, I cannot think of a single time a zero is ever needed. At the same time, a zero is always needed saying the minutes under ten. Examples:

一點零五 1:05\*

一點五十 1:50\*

一點半 half past one/1:30

一點三刻 quarter til two/1:45

一點差五 five til one/12:55\*

You will notice that that zero here is actually serving the same placeholder status it does in regular counting-- if you are not familiar with that yet, it will make extra sense when you have learned that in the future.

p.s. the word 分 is unneeded in all of these, but I have \* the ones it could go with for emphasis, or if you were to continue listing seconds etc.


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