Telling time

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Wann passiert was? Here you learn clock times, time expressions with um, am, im, and the numbers behind them — so you can make appointments, understand opening hours, and meet up with people.

  • Telling the time
  • Time prepositions (um, am, im)
  • Cardinal numbers

Time prepositions

To ask for the time you use Wie spät ist es? The answer needs no preposition: Es ist acht Uhr.

With Wann? you ask about a point in time. The answer often needs a preposition:

  1. um for clock time: Wann beginnt der Unterricht?Um acht Uhr.
  2. am for days and times of day: Wann arbeitest du?Am Montag. / Am Morgen. / Am Wochenende.
  3. im for months and seasons: Wann hat Maria Geburtstag?Im Juli. / Im Sommer.
PrepositionUseExample
umclock timeum acht Uhr
amdays, times of dayam Montag
immonths, seasonsim Sommer

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