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How to Say ‘This morning at six’ in German

Heute früh um sechs

hoin-te frue oom zex

[hoin-te frue oom zex]

Phrase Breakdown

Heute früh

hoin-te frue

this morning / early today

'Heute früh' means this morning. 'Eu' sounds like 'oy', and 'ü' is a rounded 'ee'.

Example

Heute früh war es kalt.

It was cold this morning.

Words in this phrase

Heute

[hoin-te]

today

On this present day.

Example

Heute zieh' ich zum letzten Mal um.

Today I am moving for the last time.

früh

[frue]

in the morning

After 'heute' it means this morning, early.

Example

Heute früh war es kalt.

This morning it was cold.

um sechs

oom zex

at six

Use 'um' for clock times. 'Sechs' sounds like 'zeks'.

Example

Ich stehe um sechs auf.

I get up at six.

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.

sechs

[zex]

Six

The number six, indicating the quantity after five.

Example

Wir treffen uns um sechs Uhr abends.

We meet at six o'clock in the evening.

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