Grammatik des Lebens - A1 - Die Uhrzeit in der Umgangssprache: halb acht, Viertel nach drei
Grammar of Life - A1 - The time in colloquial language
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In
in
der
the
Umgangssprache
everyday language
wird
will
der
the
Tag
day
in
in
zweimal
two times
zwölf
twelve
Stunden
hours
eingeteilt
divided
.
In everyday language, the day is divided into two twelve hours.
Um
for
die
the
Tageszeiten
times of day
anzugeben
to indicate
,
werden
will be
Zusätze
additions
verwendet
used
wie
such as
"
früh
matutinal
"
,
"
vormittags
ante meridiem
"
,
"
nachmittags
afternoon
"
,
"
abends
in the evening
"
oder
or
"
nachts
at night
"
.
To indicate the times of day, additions such as "early", "ante meridiem", "afternoon", "in the evening" or "at night" are used.
Offiziell
official
:
20:00 Uhr
.
-
Umgangssprache
colloquial language
:
Acht
eight
Uhr
o'clock
abends
in the evening
.
Official: 8:00 p.m. - Colloquial language: eight o'clock in the evening.
Offiziell
official
:
Es
it
ist
is
13:00 Uhr
.
-
Umgangssprache
colloquial language
:
Es
it
ist
is
eins
one o'clock
.
Official: It is 1:00 p.m. - Colloquial language: It is one o'clock.
Offiziell
official
:
Es
it
ist
is
20:15 Uhr
.
-
Umgangssprache
colloquial language
:
"
Es
it
ist
is
viertel
quater
nach
past
acht
eight
.
"
oder
or
"
Es
it
ist
is
Viertel
quarter
neun
nine
.
"
Official: It is 8:15 p.m. - Colloquial language: "It's a quarter past eight" or "It's a quarter of nine."
"
Viertel
quarter
nach
past
"
und
and
"
Viertel
quarter
vor
before
"
wird
will be
großgeschrieben
written in uper case
,
"
viertel
quarter
"
und
and
"
drei
three
viertel
quarter
"
wird
will be
kleingeschrieben
written in lower case
.
"A quarter past" and "a quarter to" are capitalized, "quarter" and "three quarters" are written in lower case.
Offiziell
official
:
11:45 Uhr
-
Umgangssprache
colloquial language
:
Es
it
ist
is
Viertel
quarter
vor
ahead
zwölf
twelve
.
/
Es
it
ist
is
drei
three
viertel
quarters
zwölf
twelve
.
Official: 11:45 am. - Colloquial: It's a quarter to twelve. / It is three quarters of twelve.
Offiziell
official
:
Es
it
ist
is
20:30 Uhr
.
-
Umgangssprache
colloquial language
:
Es
it
ist
is
halb
half
neun
nine
.
Official: It's 8:30 pm. - Colloquial language: It is half past eight.
Offiziell
official
:
20:45 Uhr
.
-
Umgangssprache
colloquial language
in
in
Süddeutschland
Southern Germany
:
Dreiviertel
three quarters
neun
nine
.
Official: 8:45 p.m. - Colloquial language in Southern Germany: three quarters of nine.
Offiziell
official
:
20:05 Uhr
.
-
Umgangssprache
colloquial language
:
Fünf
five
nach
past
acht
eight
.
Official: 8:05 pm. - Colloquial language: five past eight.
Offiziell
official
:
20:50 Uhr
.
-
Umgangssprache
colloquial language
:
Zehn
ten
vor
before
neun
nine
.
Official: 8:50 pm. - Colloquial language: ten to nine.
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Grammar of Life - A1 - The time in colloquial language
