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How to Say ‘I'm playing here again at eight.’ in German

Ich spiele um acht noch mal hier.

ikh SHPEE-leh oom ahkht nokh mahl heer

[ikh SHPEE-leh oom ahkht nokh mahl heer]

💬 Usage Tip: German puts the time before the place: "at eight" comes before "here". This is the reverse of English "here at eight".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich spiele um acht

ikh SHPEE-leh oom ahkht

I'm playing at eight

'um' + a number gives a clock time. 'sp' sounds like 'shp': 'SHPEE-le'.

Example

Wir essen um acht.

We eat at eight.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

spiele

[SHPEE-leh]

play

Ich-form of 'spielen', used for games and instruments.

Example

Ich spiele Klavier.

I play piano.

[oom]

at (time)

Preposition used before clock times to say when something happens.

Example

Wir kommen um acht Uhr.

We are coming at eight o'clock.

acht

[ahkht]

eight

The number 8; with 'halb' it means half past seven (halfway to eight).

Example

Wir kommen um acht Uhr.

We are coming at eight o'clock.

noch mal hier.

nokh mahl heer

here again.

'noch mal' means 'again'. The place word 'hier' comes at the end.

Example

Komm noch mal hier vorbei.

Stop by here again.

Words in this phrase

noch

[nokh]

again (with 'mal')

Together with 'mal', 'noch' means 'once more / again'.

Example

Kannst du das noch mal sagen?

Can you say that again?

mal

[mahl]

time (occasion)

Noun meaning an occurrence or instance, as in 'first time' or 'three times'.

Example

Das war das letzte Mal.

That was the last time.

hier

[heer]

here

Refers to this place, such as the current event or location.

Example

Es ist gut, hier neue Leute kennenzulernen.

It is good to meet new people here.

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