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How to Say ‘How about eleven fifty?’ in Simplified Chinese

十一点五十吧

shí yì diǎn wǔ shí ba

[shíyī diǎn wǔshí ba]

💬 Usage Tip: Times are just hour + 点 + minutes, no word for "minutes" needed: 十二点半 "twelve thirty".

🇨🇳 In China: Many Chinese offices break for lunch right at noon, so heading out ten minutes early is a common trick to beat the crowd.

Phrase Breakdown

十一点五十

shí yì diǎn wǔ shí

[shíyī diǎn wǔshí]

11:50

Clock time: eleven o'clock (十一点) and fifty minutes (五十).

Example

我们十一点五十开会。

We have a meeting at 11:50.

吧

[ba]

(suggestion particle)

Sentence-final particle that softens a suggestion, like 'how about' or 'let's'.

Example

我们走吧。

Let's go.

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