Time Flashcards
How to express time
structure for formal time
Es ist [hour] Uhr [minutes]. (24 hour time)
structure for informal time
hour followed by the word “Uhr” and then the minutes. (12 hour time)
viertel
quarter
halb
half
Viertel vor vier
Quarter to four
Halb sieben
Half past six.
Vor
Before
vor meaning
used to indicate that something happens before a specific time
Fünf Minuten vor drei
five minutes before three o’clock
Nach
after
Nach meaning
indicate that something happens after a specific time.
Zehn Minuten nach halb vier
ten minutes after half past three
Viertel vor drei
Quarter to three.
Viertel nach vier
Quarter past four.
Halb vier
Half past three.
difference between formal and informal
formal uses military time and also “Er ist”
Die Stunde(n)
Hour(s)
Die Uhr
Clock
Die Minute(n)
Minute(s)
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