【HSK Standard Course 1 八、现在几点 What time is it now】 11.现在几点
《在图书馆³》
A：现在几点？^➊
B：现在十点十分。
A：中午几点吃饭？
B：十二点吃饭。

《在家》
A：爸爸什么时候回家？
B：下午五点。
A：我们什么时候去看电影？
B：六点三十分。

《在家》
A：我星期一去北京。^➋
B：你想在北京住几天？^➌
A：住三天。
B：星期五能回家吗？^➍
A：能。

生词 New Words：
图书馆 túshūguǎn : library

语法要点 Grammar Points:
➊现在几点？
Time point: clock minute. There are different ways to express it in Chinese.
    我早上七点十分起床 Wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn shí fēn qǐchuáng. - I get up at 7:10 in the morning.
    下午三点一刻放学 Xiàwǔ sān diǎn yī kè fàngxué. - The school is over at 3:15 in the afternoon.
    我写作业到夜里十点半 Wǒ xiě zuòyè dào yèlǐ shí diǎn bàn. - I do my homework until 10:30 at night.

➋我星期一去北京。
Different ways of time: past, current, future. It becomes convention to say times for past, current and future. This is the list.
    前天，昨天，今天，明天，后天 qiántiān, zuótiān, jīntiān, míngtiān, hòutiān - the day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow
    前年，去年，今年，明年，后年 qiánnián, qùnián, jīnnián, míngnián, hòu nián - the year before last year, last year, this year, next year, the year after next year
    上个月，这个月，下个月 shàng gè yuè, zhège yuè, xià gè yuè - last month, this month, next month
    上(个)星期，这(个)星期，下(个)星期 Shàng (gè) xīngqí, zhè (gè) xīngqí, xià (gè) xīngqí - last week, this week, next week
    3年/个月/天/个星期(以)前 sān nián/gè yuè/tiān/gè xīngqí (yǐ) qián - 3 years/months/days/weeks ago
    3年/个月/天/个星期(以)后 sān nián/gè yuè/tiān/gè xīngqí (yǐ) hòu - 3 years/months/days/weeks after

➌你想在北京住几天？
想 (xiǎng) as an auxiliary verb. As an auxiliary verb 想 (xiǎng) means "would like to" following by a verb phrase. It also has other meanings like "to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)"。 The negation is 不想.
    你想打篮球吗？ Nǐ xiǎng dǎ lánqiú ma? - Would you like to play basketball?
    我不想去学校。 Wǒ bùxiǎng qù xuéxiào. - I wouldn't like to go to school.

➍星期五能回家吗？
能 + Verb: expressing ability or possibility. Though 能 (néng) can be translated as "can" in English, However, it is used to emphasize one's ability or the possibility of an event.
    我能吃二十个饺子。 Wǒ néng chī èrshí gè jiǎozi. - I can eat 20 dumplings.
    你能六点来学校吗？ Nǐ néng liù diǎn lái xuéxiào ma? - Can you come to school at six?