Time Flashcards

How to express time

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1
Q

structure for formal time

A

Es ist [hour] Uhr [minutes]. (24 hour time)

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2
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structure for informal time

A

hour followed by the word “Uhr” and then the minutes. (12 hour time)

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3
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viertel

A

quarter

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4
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halb

A

half

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5
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Viertel vor vier

A

Quarter to four

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6
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Halb sieben

A

Half past six.

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7
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Vor

A

Before

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8
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vor meaning

A

used to indicate that something happens before a specific time

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9
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Fünf Minuten vor drei

A

five minutes before three o’clock

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10
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Nach

A

after

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11
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Nach meaning

A

indicate that something happens after a specific time.

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12
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Zehn Minuten nach halb vier

A

ten minutes after half past three

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13
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Viertel vor drei

A

Quarter to three.

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14
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Viertel nach vier

A

Quarter past four.

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15
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Halb vier

A

Half past three.

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16
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difference between formal and informal

A

formal uses military time and also “Er ist”

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17
Q

Die Stunde(n)

A

Hour(s)

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18
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Die Uhr

A

Clock

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19
Q

Die Minute(n)

A

Minute(s)

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20
Q

blank

A

just 5 it

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21
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Fünf nach Viertel vor fünf

A

five past a quarter to 5

22
Q

Es ist [hour] Uhr [minutes]

A

structure for formal time (24 hour time)

23
Q

hour followed by the word “Uhr” and then the minutes.

A

structure for informal time (12 hour time)

24
Q

quarter

A

viertel

25
Q

half

A

halb

26
Q

Quarter to four

A

Viertel vor vier

27
Q

Half past six.

A

Halb sieben

28
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Before

A

Vor

29
Q

used to indicate that something happens before a specific time

A

vor meaning

30
Q

five minutes before three o’clock

A

Fünf Minuten vor drei

31
Q

after

A

Nach

32
Q

indicate that something happens after a specific time.

A

Nach meaning

33
Q

ten minutes after half past three

A

Zehn Minuten nach halb vier

34
Q

Quarter to three.

A

Viertel vor drei

35
Q

Quarter past four.

A

Viertel nach vier

36
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Half past three.

A

Halb vier

37
Q

Hour(s)

A

Die Stunde(n)

38
Q

Clock

A

Die Uhr

39
Q

Minute(s)

A

Die Minute(n)

40
Q

five past a quarter to 5

A

Fünf nach Viertel vor fünf

41
Q

in the morning

A

morgens

42
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morgens

A

in the morning

43
Q

mittags

A

in the noon/midday

44
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in the midday/noon

A

mittags

45
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nachmittags

A

in the afternoon

46
Q

in the afternoon

A

nachmittags

47
Q

abends

A

in the evening

48
Q

in the evening

A

abends

49
Q

nachts

A

at night

50
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at night

A

nachts