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How to Say ‘Until about two in the morning’ in German

Bis etwa zwei Uhr nachts

biss ET-vah tsvy oor nakhts

[biss ET-vah tsvy oor nakhts]

💬 Usage Tip: Add nachts to make clear you mean 2 a.m., not 2 p.m. For the morning say morgens: um sechs Uhr morgens.

Phrase Breakdown

Bis etwa

biss ET-vah

until about

'Bis' means until, and 'etwa' means approximately. Stress 'ET' in 'etwa'.

Example

Bis etwa Montag.

Until about Monday.

Words in this phrase

Bis

[biss]

until

Used in farewells to mean see you by or until a certain time.

Example

Bis Donnerstag ist der neue Termin eingetragen.

Until Thursday, the new appointment is scheduled.

etwa

[ET-vah]

about; approximately

Used before a number to show it is an estimate.

Example

Etwa vierzig Quadratmeter hat der ganze Bereich.

The whole area is about forty square meters.

zwei Uhr nachts

tsvy oor nakhts

two o'clock at night

'Zwei' starts with 'tsv'. 'Nachts' means at night, with a throaty 'ch'.

Example

Es war drei Uhr nachts.

It was three o'clock at night.

Words in this phrase

zwei

[tsvy]

two

The number 'two.' It is used before plural nouns.

Example

Ich habe zwei Brüder.

I have two brothers.

Uhr

[oor]

o'clock

Used after a number to give the hour.

Example

In „Um zehn Uhr“ bedeutet „Uhr“ that it is a time on the clock.

In “At ten o’clock,” “Uhr” means it is a time on the clock.

nachts

[nakhts]

at night

Adverb meaning during the night.

Example

Nachts schlafe ich schlecht.

At night I sleep badly.

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