Jeff McCashland
How to tell time in German Do Germans generally use 12 hour time or 24 hour time? If using 24 hour time, how is evening distinguished from morning? Would you say "Es ist dreiundzwanzig nach zwei am Nachmittag"?
Feb 23, 2020 10:26 PM
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February 24, 2020
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8 Uhr in der Frueh. 8 Uhr am Abend. People say as well: 17:00 (siebzehn Uhr). Es ist dreiundzwanzig nach zwei am Nachmittag. When talking to someone in America one could use this expression (as there is a huge time difference). Otherwise one would rather say: Kurz vor halb drei (am Nachmittag). There are many regional differences of telling the time.
February 23, 2020
Formal: Es ist vierzehn Uhr dreiundzwanzig. Umgangssprachlich: Es ist kurz vor halb drei :-)
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