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How to Say ‘Tuesday at ten o'clock’ in German

Dienstag um zehn Uhr

DEENS-tag oom tsayn oor

[DEENS-tag oom tsayn oor]

💬 Usage Tip: Use um for clock times and am for days: am Dienstag, um zehn Uhr. Together they make am Dienstag um zehn Uhr, though am is often dropped.

Phrase Breakdown

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

'um' + time means 'at'. 'zehn' starts with 'ts': 'tsayn'. 'Uhr' sounds like 'oor'.

Example

Wir treffen uns um zehn Uhr.

We'll meet 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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