Americans, what way do you tell someone the time?

Question

Say it was 10:30. Would you say its Ten Thirty or Half Ten?

Answer 1

Nobody would say "half ten." That doesn't make sense. Half ten would be five. If you mean to say 10:30, you could say "half past ten."



Americans mostly say "ten thirty."

Answer 2

We don't say half ten, we say half past ten. Or ten thirty.

Answer 3

Ten thirty. for sure

Answer 4

ten thirty

Answer 5

never half ten, it would be half past ten.