It means half of an hour or 30 minutes past 5 o clock
A quarter after five, half past 6, a quarter to 7, etc...
"Half past five" refers to the time that is 30 minutes after five o'clock, which is 5:30. It indicates that half an hour has elapsed since the hour of five. This expression is commonly used in English-speaking countries to describe time in a conversational manner.
India Time is five and a half hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
Irish Summer Time is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Israel Standard Time is two hours ahead of GMT. India Standard Time is five and a half hours ahead of GMT.
It's just five years, but you could say "Half a decade" if you want to be fancy.
It is the division between the hours and the minutes.
It is telling you it is time to get your oil changed.
Five and half hours.
the dolphin malls close about half four on weekends and half five on weekdays
and a quarter ( when telling the time - a quarter past)
five and a half hours
If you mean "a. m." as in telling time, it means "ante meridian," Latin for "before the middle [noon]."