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How to Say ‘I have an appointment at ten.’ in German

Ich habe um zehn Uhr einen Termin.

ikh HAH-beh oom tsayn oor EYE-nen ter-MEEN

[ikh HAH-beh oom tsayn oor EYE-nen ter-MEEN]

💬 Usage Tip: The time comes before the thing you have: Ich habe morgen einen Termin "I have an appointment tomorrow". Putting einen Termin first sounds odd to Germans.

🇩🇪 In Germany: At the Ausländerbehörde you almost always need a booked Termin. Lead with this at reception so they can find your name and send you to the right room.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe

ikh HAH-beh

I have

'ich' has a soft 'ch', like a whispered 'h' near the teeth. 'habe' sounds like 'HAH-beh'.

Example

Ich habe Zeit.

I have time.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-beh]

have

Form of 'haben' used with 'ich'.

Example

Ich habe einen Plan.

I have a plan.

um zehn Uhr

oom tsayn oor

at ten o'clock

This is the time phrase. It comes before the object here.

Example

Ich komme um zehn Uhr.

I'm coming at ten o'clock.

Words in this phrase

[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.

zehn

[tsayn]

ten

The number 10, often used when stating group size for a reservation.

Example

Ich möchte einen Tisch für zehn Personen reservieren.

I would like to reserve a table for ten people.

Uhr

[oor]

o'clock

Used after a number to state the time.

Example

Wir kommen um acht Uhr.

We are coming at eight o'clock.

einen Termin.

EYE-nen ter-MEEN

an appointment.

'Termin' is masculine, so the accusative is 'einen'. Stress the end: 'ter-MEEN'.

Example

Ich brauche einen Termin.

I need an appointment.

Words in this phrase

einen

[EYE-nen]

Indefinite article before a masculine accusative noun.

Example

Ich plane einen kurzen Austausch nächste Woche.

I am planning a short exchange next week.

Termin

[ter-MEEN]

appointment

A fixed meeting time, very important at German offices.

Example

Ich habe morgen einen Termin.

I have an appointment tomorrow.

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