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How to Say ‘Does Tuesday at ten o'clock suit you?’ in German

Passt Ihnen Dienstag um zehn Uhr?

past EE-nen DEENS-tag oom tsayn oor

[past EE-nen DEENS-tag oom tsayn oor]

Phrase Breakdown

Passt Ihnen Dienstag

past EE-nen DEENS-tag

does Tuesday suit you

'Passt Ihnen...?' is a polite way to ask if a time works. 'Ihnen' (formal 'you', dative) sounds like 'EE-nen'.

Example

Passt Ihnen Montag?

Does Monday suit you?

Words in this phrase

Passt

[past]

suits, works for

From 'passen'; with a dative person it means something is convenient for them.

Example

Passt dir Montag?

Does Monday work for you?

Ihnen

[EE-nen]

you (formal, dative)

The formal 'you' in the dative case, used in polite professional situations.

Example

Darf ich Ihnen eine Frage zur Kultur im Unternehmen stellen?

May I ask you a question about the culture in the company?

Dienstag

[DEENS-tag]

Tuesday

A day of the week often used when arranging appointments.

Example

Dienstag wäre für mich ideal.

Tuesday would be ideal for me.

um zehn Uhr?

oom tsayn oor

at ten o'clock?

This gives the exact time. Let your voice rise at the end because it is a question.

Example

Kommen Sie um zehn Uhr?

Are you 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.

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