Day 90 - Time Flashcards

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Time flies when you are having fun! In German culture, being on time is very important. The most important time vocabulary word is die UHR (time / clock / watch / o’clock).

Like dates, there are two ways to ask for the time.

Study the following examples:

What time is it?
Wie spät ist es? (Lit. How late is it?)

What time is it?
Wie viel Uhr ist es? (Lit. How much time is it?)

Uhr is always said after the hour. Study the following examples:

It is three forty.
Es ist drei Uhr vierzig.

It is seven o’clock.
Es ist sieben Uhr.

Most time expressions can be directly translated. The exception is thirty. German also uses the next hour plus the word halb (half).

Most prepositions can be directly translated as well, for example: nach (after) von (from) and bis (until).

Study the following examples:

It is nine thirty.
Es ist halb zehn.
Es ist neun Uhr dreißig.

It is a quarter after two.
Es ist Viertel nach zwei.

It is a quarter before eight.
Es ist Viertel vor acht.

I’ll wait until six o’clock.
Ich warte bis sechs Uhr.

Some prepositions with time don’t directly translate. Study the following list and examples:

Time Prepositions
SEIT…since / for
UM…at
GEGEN…around
VOR…ago

I have been living in Germany for two years.
Ich wohne SEIT zwei Jahren in Deutschland.

I have been living in Germany since 1995.
Ich wohne SEIT 1995 in Deutschland.

It starts at seven.
Es fängt UM sieben Uhr an.

We are meeting around eight.
Wir treffen uns GEGEN acht Uhr.

I went to Germany four years ago.
Ich bin VOR vier Jahren nach Deutschland gegangen.

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Day 90 Grammar Cards

  1. What time is it?
    Wie spät ist es? Wie viel Uhr ist es?
  2. (hour) (minute)
    (hour) Uhr (minute)
  3. (hour) thirty
    halb (hour + 1)
  4. since / for, at, around, ago
    seit, um, gegen, vor
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Day 90 Vocabulary

  1. DIE UHR…clock / watch / time die Uhr
  2. HEUTE…today
  3. GESTERN…yesterday
  4. MORGEN…tomorrow / morning
  5. DIE ZEIT…time die Zeit (-en)
  6. DAS JAHR…year das Jahr (-e)
  7. DER MONAT…month der Monat (-e)
  8. JETZT…now
  9. SPÄT…late
  10. FRÜH…early
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  1. I don’t have a watch.
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Ich habe keine Uhr.

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  1. Today is Saturday.
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Heute ist Samstag.

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  1. Yesterday was Friday.
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Gestern war Freitag.

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  1. Tomorrow is Sunday.
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Morgen ist Sonntag.

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  1. Time passes so quickly.
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Die Zeit vergeht so schnell.

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  1. This year I’m traveling to Germany.
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Dieses Jahr reise ich nach Deutschland.

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  1. Next month she is moving.
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Nächsten Monat zieht sie um.

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  1. I am coming now.
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Ich komme jetzt.

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  1. We are starting late today.
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Wir fangen heute spät an.

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  1. Class ends early today.
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Der Unterricht endet heute früh.

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