11 · Beginner · 13 minutes
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By the end you can: Tell the time, name the days, and say when something happens.
To ask the time: ? On the hour, the answer is simple: . "It's eight o'clock."
The parts of the hour look , not back — this is the trap. is not "half eight" in the English sense; means "half of the way to eight", so is 7:30. Likewise is 7:15 and is 7:45. German speakers already know this pattern from ; English speakers must reset.
The days: , , , , , , . The week starts on Monday. literally means "week-head".
Two small endings place things in time. - means "at (a clock time)": , , ?. For a day of the week you use - (the "on the surface" ending from lesson 9): , , . is the exception — it needs no ending.
Words in this lesson
hour, o'clock; clocknoun
minutenoun
halfnoun
quarternoun
Mondaynoun
Fridaynoun
todayadv
tomorrowadv
yesterdayadv
nowadv
whenadv
morning; in the morningnoun
Mondatok
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What time is it?
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It's eight o'clock.
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It's half past seven.
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When? On Monday.
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We'll meet at eight.
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The train is leaving now.