Bulgarian: how to tell the time

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There are several ways to ask about the time.

Колко (ви) е часът? How much (polite you in genitive) is your time?
Имате ли часовник? Do you have a watch? (An indirect invitation.)
Бихте ли ми казали часа? Would you tell me the time?

Answers also vary, all you need to listen for is the numbers.

Нямам часовник - I don't have a watch.
Около пет (5) - About five.
Приблизително единайсет (11) - Approximately 11. (rarely)
(Някъде) към шест (6) - (Somewhere) around six.
Точно четири (4) - Exactly four.
Шестнайсет (16) и половина (½) - Half past four PM.
Пет (5) и/без четвърт (¼) - A quarter past/to 5 (used very rarely), or
Пет (5) и/без петнайсет (15) - 15 minutes past/to five. (used much more often)
Осем (8) - Eight (might also mean approximately 8)
Седем (7) (часът) и (3) три (минути) - Seven (hours) and three (minutes),
Три след обяд - Three PM.

Remember: 7 PM can be either седем (7) or деветнайсет (19).