De tijd or time in dutch are there the way to ask as following :
Hoe laat is het? - What time is it?
Weet u hoe laat het is ? - Do you know what time it is ?
How to answers to above questions :
Het is drie uur. - It is three o'clock.
Het is tien over drie. - It's ten past three.
Het is kwart over drie. - It's a quarter past three.
Het is vijf voor half vier. - It's half past three to five.
Het is half vier. - It's half past three or It's half to four.
Het is tien over half vier. - It's twenty to four.
Het is kwart voor vier. - It is quarter to four.
Het is vijf voor vier. - It is three fifty-five.
Telling time in dutch is used 15 minutes and 12 hours system.For example.
6.00 - zes uur.
6.05 - five over zes.
6.10 - tien over zes.
6.15 - kwart over zes.
6.25 - vijf voor half zeven. - five to half to seven.
6.30 - half zeven. - means about 30 minute to 7 so it's 6.30. :(
6.40 - tien over half zeven. - means 10 minutes past 6.30.
6.45 - kwart voor zeven. - means 15 minutes to 7 o'clock.
6.50 - tien voor zeven. - means 10 minutes to 7 o'clock.
Now I think you understand. Can you tell me what time is it now..refer to the clock above?
yes, it is " twaalf over tien".