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How to Say ‘Does Tuesday at ten o'clock work?’ in German

Geht es am Dienstag um zehn Uhr?

gayt es ahm DEENS-tag oom tsayn oor

[gayt es ahm DEENS-tag oom tsayn oor]

💬 Usage Tip: German usually puts the day before the clock time, so it's am Dienstag um zehn Uhr. Keep that order for any appointment.

Phrase Breakdown

Geht es am Dienstag

gayt es ahm DEENS-tag

Does it work on Tuesday

'Geht es?' means 'Is that possible?'. 'am' + weekday means 'on'. 'Dienstag' sounds like 'DEENS-tahk'.

Example

Geht es am Montag?

Does Monday work?

Words in this phrase

Geht

[gayt]

works / is possible

Means that an option is acceptable or possible.

Example

Per Banking-App geht das sofort.

Via banking app that works immediately.

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

[ahm]

on the

Contracted preposition and article used before days.

Example

Am Montag passt es leider nicht.

On Monday it unfortunately does not work.

Dienstag

[DEENS-tag]

Tuesday

A day of the week often used when arranging appointments.

Example

Dienstag wäre für mich ideal.

Tuesday would be ideal for me.

um zehn Uhr?

oom tsayn oor

at ten o'clock?

Gives the exact time. Raise your voice at the end because it's a question.

Example

Kommst du um zehn Uhr?

Are you coming at ten o'clock?

Words in this phrase

[oom]

Used with clock times to say when something happens.

Example

In „Um zehn Uhr“ zeigt „Um“ eine Uhrzeit an.

In “At ten o’clock,” “Um” indicates a clock time.

zehn

[tsayn]

ten

The number ten, often used when giving the time.

Example

Zehn Uhr ist für laute Musik zu spät.

Ten o'clock is too late for loud music.

Uhr

[oor]

o'clock

Used when telling the time.

Example

Zehn Uhr ist in diesem Hotel eigentlich Ruhezeit.

Ten o'clock is normally quiet time in this hotel.

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