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How to Say ‘So, Sunday at three at Café Lotte.’ in German

Also Sonntag um drei im Café Lotte.

AL-zoh ZON-tahk oom dry im ka-FAY LOT-teh

[AL-zoh ZON-tahk oom dry im ka-FAY LOT-teh]

💬 Usage Tip: Also means "so" or "well then", not "also". For "also" use auch.

🇩🇪 In Germany: Repeating the day, time and place back to confirm is very typical. Germans like plans pinned down clearly.

Phrase Breakdown

Also Sonntag um drei

AL-zoh ZON-tahk oom dry

So, Sunday at three

'Also' means 'so' or 'well then', not 'also'. It sounds like 'AL-zo'. Here it confirms the day and time.

Example

Also Montag um acht.

So, Monday at eight.

Words in this phrase

Also

[AL-zoh]

so / well then

Used to sum up or conclude; not 'also' in English.

Example

Also, gehen wir!

So, let's go!

Sonntag

[ZON-tahk]

Sunday

The seventh day of the week in Germany; most shops are closed.

Example

Am Sonntag schlafe ich lange.

On Sunday I sleep in.

[oom]

at (time)

Preposition used before clock times to say when something happens.

Example

Wir kommen um acht Uhr.

We are coming at eight o'clock.

drei

[dry]

three

The number 3, often used when saying how many guests a table is for.

Example

Wir brauchen einen Tisch für drei.

We need a table for three.

im Café Lotte.

im ka-FAY LOT-teh

at Café Lotte.

This gives the meeting place. Stress 'ka-FAY' and let your voice fall at the end, because it is a confirmation.

Example

Bis später im Café Lotte.

See you later at Café Lotte.

Words in this phrase

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

Café

[ka-FAY]

café

Neuter noun for a coffee house where you can also get drinks and cake.

Example

Wir treffen uns im Café.

We're meeting at the café.

Lotte

[LOT-teh]

Lotte (a name)

A female first name, here used as the name of a café.

Example

Wir gehen heute zu Lotte.

We're going to Lotte's today.

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