How to Say ‘Since around ten o'clock.’ in German
Seit ungefähr zehn Uhr.
zite oon-geh-FEHR tsayn oor
[zite oon-geh-FEHR tsayn oor]
💬 Usage Tip: A clean time phrase to answer Seit wann? You can swap in any other hour easily.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Noise after around 10 p.m. may be seen as more serious because of common quiet-hour expectations.
Phrase Breakdown
Seit ungefähr
zite oon-geh-FEHR
Since about
Introduces an approximate starting time.
Seit ungefähr zwei Stunden.
For about two hours.
Words in this phrase
Seit
[zite]
since
Used to show the starting point in time of an ongoing situation.
Seit ungefähr zehn Uhr ist es im Flur laut.
It has been noisy in the hallway since about ten o'clock.
ungefähr
[oon-geh-FEHR]
approximately
Used when the time is not exact but estimated.
Seit ungefähr zehn Uhr hören wir laute Stimmen.
We have been hearing loud voices since about ten o'clock.
Zehn Uhr
tsayn oor
Ten o'clock
States the time in hours.
Um zehn Uhr beginnt der Unterricht.
Class starts at ten o'clock.
Words in this phrase
zehn
[tsayn]
ten
The number ten, often used when giving the time.
Seit ungefähr zehn Minuten ist es ruhig, aber vorher war es laut.
It has been quiet for about ten minutes, but before that it was loud.
Uhr
[oor]
o'clock
Used when telling the time.
Seit ungefähr zehn Uhr läuft dort Musik.
Music has been playing there since about ten o'clock.
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