How to Say ‘Today until five pm.’ in German
Heute bis siebzehn Uhr.
hoin-te bis ZEEP-tsayn oor
[hoin-te bis ZEEP-tsayn oor]
Phrase Breakdown
Heute
[hoin-te]
today
On this present day.
Heute zieh' ich zum letzten Mal um.
Today I am moving for the last time.
bis siebzehn Uhr.
bis ZEEP-tsayn oor
until 5 p.m.
'bis' means 'until'. 'siebzehn' is seventeen, so 17:00 is 5 p.m.
Ich arbeite bis siebzehn Uhr.
I work until 5 p.m.
Words in this phrase
bis
[bis]
by, until
Indicates a time limit.
Bitte antworten Sie bis Freitag.
Please reply by Friday.
siebzehn
[ZEEP-tsayn]
seventeen
The number 17; the -en of sieben is dropped.
Der Bus kommt um siebzehn Uhr.
The bus comes at five p.m.
Uhr
[oor]
o'clock
Used after a number to state the time.
Wir kommen um acht Uhr.
We are coming at eight o'clock.
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