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Video lesson9 min

Telling the time

Learn to read the clock in German — full hours, „halb“, „Viertel“, and how to ask what time it is. Then lock it in with practice on the right.

What you'll learn

  • Say full hours: „Es ist drei Uhr“
  • Use „halb“ correctly (it points to the next hour)
  • „Viertel nach“ and „Viertel vor“
  • Ask „Wie spät ist es?“

Transcript

0:00Willkommen! In this lesson we'll learn how to tell the time in German…

0:42Let's start with full hours. „Es ist ein Uhr“ means it's one o'clock…

2:15Now the tricky part — „halb“. Remember, it counts toward the coming hour…

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AI-generated from this lesson

How do you say “It's half past eight”?