Telling Time: Anóng oras na?

What time is it?, or “Anóng oras na,” as Filipino speakers would say.

When speaking about time, it is very common for Filipino speakers to use Spanish-influenced numbers by adding the prefixes “ala-” and “alas-” before the Spanish number. Review the table below for a list of the Spanish-influenced numbers used for time:The phrase “y medya” is commonly used to express "half past" the hour.
Instead of using AM and PM, the part of the day is specified after the time.

You can use the following words to indicate the part of the day…

“ng madalíng araw” to say “in the early in the morning” (from 1:00 AM – 5:59 AM)
“ng umaga” to say “in the morning” (from 6:00 AM – 10:59 AM)
“ng tanghalì ” to say “noontime” (from 11:00 AM – 12:59 PM)
“ng hapon” to say “in the afternoon” (from 1:00 PM – 5:59 PM)
“ng gabí” to say “in the evening” (from 6:00 PM – 11:59 PM)
“ng hátinggabí” to say “midnight” (from 12:00 AM – 12:59 AM)

Notice that "early morning / madaling araw" and "noontime / tanghali" are useful times of day that are common in the Filipino language that aren't so common in the English language.