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How to Say ‘Wednesday at two pm’ in German

Mittwoch um vierzehn Uhr

MIT-vokh oom FEER-tsayn oor

[MIT-vokh oom FEER-tsayn oor]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Offices give appointment times on the 24-hour clock, so 2 pm is vierzehn Uhr. It avoids any morning/afternoon mix-up when booking.

Phrase Breakdown

Mittwoch

[MIT-vokh]

Wednesday

The third working day of the week, between Tuesday and Thursday.

Example

Das Meeting ist am Mittwoch.

The meeting is on Wednesday.

um vierzehn Uhr

oom FEER-tsayn oor

at 2 p.m. (fourteen o'clock)

Germans often use the 24-hour clock. 'vierzehn' sounds like 'FEER-tsayn'.

Example

Der Termin ist um vierzehn Uhr.

The appointment is at 2 p.m.

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.

vierzehn

[FEER-tsayn]

fourteen

The number 14, formed from vier (four) plus zehn (ten).

Example

Wir haben vierzehn Tage Urlaub.

We have fourteen days of vacation.

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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