In order to say a time that is after zwölf Uhr (12 o’clock), you simply count up to the next hour, dreizehn Uhr (13 o’clock), vierzehn Uhr (14 o’clock), etc. That’s because the Germans use the 24 hour clock. What you may not have realized about all of those examples I just gave is that every one of them is in the morning. It is thirty minutes before seven o’clock. It is thirteen minutes before seven o’clock. The same rules as before (with regards to “Minuten” and “Uhr”) still apply. Use “vor” to say that the time is a number of minutes before the hour. It is fifteen minutes after three o’clock. If you leave out the word “Uhr” with “ein Uhr” it becomes “eins” instead.Įs ist elf Minuten nach ein Uhr. You can also leave out the “Uhr” when you form your sentences like this. You can also include “Minuten” in your sentence, if you like, but it is not necessary. Use “nach” to say that the time is a number of minutes after the hour. Also “eine Uhr” would be “a clock”, which is clearly not what you meant. Keep in mind that 1 o’clock is “ein Uhr” and not “eins Uhr”. To say a full sentence, you can add “es ist” in front of the time. To tell time in German, you can simply put the word “Uhr” between the German numbers for the hours and minutes. Also, be careful that you don’t mix it up with my second example below.ĭo you have time? Reading the Time in German Können Sie mir bitte sagen wie spät es ist?Ĭould you please tell me what time it is? If you want to get a bit more fancy about it, you can use the more formal request: If you want to vary things a bit and it is at least evening time, you can say: What time is it? (Literally: How much o’clock is it?) There are several ways to ask for the time in German. Time within German Sentences - Beginner German with Herr Antrim #16 Asking for the Time in German
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