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In Dutch, the proper way to say it's e.g., 8h30 is "half nine".
Makes it extra confusing when they say the same in (British) English for 9h30. So short for half past nine.
You wouldn't pronounce €8.50 as "half nine Euro".
Even worse: the correct way of saying 8h40 is "10 past half nine".
My brain kicked on and asked me if I wanted a migraine trying to read that.
8h30 = halv ni
9h30 = halv ti
€8,50 = åtte euro og 50 eurocent (we do not use Euro in Norway)
8h40 = ti over halv ni
Can you say 10 before half nine for 8:20?
Yes.
8h23 would be 7 before half 9.
But most people while speaking would just say 8.23 or 23 past 8.