Lesson overview
Being able to tell the time in German is a very useful skill. From knowing when your train will arrive, when your tour is leaving, or what time the next show is, it will not only help you strike up a conversation with locals but find important information you’ll need for your trip.
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12 words/phrases to learn
die Zeit
the time
die Stunde; die Stunden
the hour; the hours
die Minute; die Minuten
the minute; the minutes
wie spät ist es?
what time is it?
das Viertel
the quarter
es ist Viertel vor eins
it's a quarter to one
halb
half
halb zwei
half past one
um Viertel vor vier
at quarter to four
um Viertel nach sechs
at quarter past six
um acht Uhr dreißig
at eight thirty
von ... bis ...
from ... until ....
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