Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Uhrzeit - Magic Words

Guten Morgen! Heute lernen wir die "Magic Words":

Viertel vor - Quarter before


Viertel nach - Quarter after


Halb - half (way to the next hour)

When telling time, you can say the time as it appears. Or you can use these magic words to enhance your German.

Try saying these times in English:

Viertel vor 1                            Viertel vor 3

Viertel nach 4                          Viertel nach 6

Halb 5                                      Halb 7

Now, note that even though we use military time while speaking German, we don't use military time when using the "Magic Words":

14.15 = Viertel nach 2

16.45 = Viertel vor 5

18.30 = Halb 7

Now you try - write these ones out in your notebooks:

13.15                        4.45

15. 30                       6.15

19.45                        7.30

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