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Telling the time in German: Full hours Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 11, 2012
One stereotype of Germans is that we are punctual. Indeed, it is considered to be impolite in German culture to be late when you have an appointment with somebody. So whenever you are late it is always advisable to call or text the person you will meet and let him or her know that you…
Points In Time In German Posted by Constanze on Jul 7, 2021
Guten Tag! Today we’re going to look at how to talk about different points in time in German. We’ve looked previously at how to tell the time – see this tag for lots of posts on that subject! – but what if you want to talk about something that happened yesterday, last week, or one…
Time in Germany: How Did We Get Here? Posted by Sten on May 21, 2020
We’ve written many posts on how to tell time in German. However, we’ve never discussed how we got there! How is it that in the United States, you say 4 pm, and in Germany, you’d say sechzehn Uhr (sixteen hours)? Why is this referred to as military time in the US and just… time in German? It…
German Quiz in Food, Hobbies and Time Posted by Larissa on Sep 6, 2016
Hello, this month I’ve decided to challenge you with a quiz. I couldn’t decide which topic so I’ve picked out a few from my old posts, if you want to brush up on your German knowledge before you take the quiz then you can find them here, here and here. If you want to share…
Around the clock – Talking about time in German Posted by Sandra Rösner on Nov 11, 2010
Germans are said to be always on time. That is not entirely true. Of course, we Germans are also late from time to time. But it is true that we might handle things differently when it comes to talking about the time and being punctual. But before I talk about that, let’s have a look…
Going Back To Basics in German Posted by Constanze on Aug 18, 2016
Guten Tag! If you’ve ever checked out our archives, you’ll notice this blog has been going for a long time – since 2008, in fact! That means there are many hidden gems of posts that often get lost. Many of these deal with some of the more basic aspects of German language. Sometimes it’s good…
YouTube video: How to tell full hours with the phrase “Es ist um …” Posted by Sandra Rösner on Aug 9, 2012
I have written very often about how to tell the time in German. And while I was working on that topic and thinking about it, I recognized that there are various ways how to tell the time in German and that there are even several exception depending on the phrase you use in your statement…