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How to Say ‘From 2:20 pm’ in German

Ab 14:20 Uhr

ap FEER-tsayn-oor-TSVAN-tsikh oor

[ap FEER-tsayn-oor-TSVAN-tsikh oor]

💬 Usage Tip: Times are read hour, Uhr, then minutes: vierzehn Uhr zwanzig. ab means "from ... on", here when boarding opens.

Phrase Breakdown

[ap]

from, starting at

Preposition marking the starting point of a time.

Example

Ab Montag arbeite ich nachts.

From Monday I work nights.

14:20

[FEER-tsayn-oor-TSVAN-tsikh]

14:20 (2:20 pm)

Time in 24-hour format, read 'vierzehn Uhr zwanzig'.

Example

Wir treffen uns um 14:20.

We meet at 2:20 pm.

Uhr

[oor]

o'clock

Used after a time to indicate the hour when telling time.

Example

Wir treffen uns um 18 Uhr.

We are meeting at 6 o'clock.

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