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How to Say ‘Next Saturday, here at three?’ in German

Nächsten Samstag, hier um drei?

NEKH-sten ZAMS-tahk heer oom dry

[NEKH-sten ZAMS-tahk heer oom dry]

Phrase Breakdown

Nächsten Samstag,

NEKH-sten ZAMS-tahk

Next Saturday,

The 'ä' sounds like the 'e' in 'bed'. The 'ch' is soft, as in 'ich'.

Example

Nächsten Montag habe ich frei.

I'm off next Monday.

Words in this phrase

Nächsten

[NEKH-sten]

Form of 'nächster', meaning the one coming right after; ending matches the noun after 'zum'.

Example

Wir sehen uns beim nächsten Training.

We'll see each other at the next training.

Samstag

[ZAMS-tahk]

Saturday

The sixth day of the week.

Example

Am Samstag gehen wir essen.

On Saturday we're going out to eat.

hier um drei?

heer oom dry

here at three?

'Um' plus a number gives a clock time. Roll or gargle the 'r' in 'drei'.

Example

Treffen wir uns um drei?

Shall we meet at three?

Words in this phrase

hier

[heer]

here

Refers to this place, such as the current event or location.

Example

Es ist gut, hier neue Leute kennenzulernen.

It is good to meet new people here.

[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.

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