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How to Say ‘Ideally around half past seven, if that would be possible.’ in German

Am liebsten so gegen halb acht, wenn das möglich wäre.

ahm LEEP-sten zoh GAY-gen halp ven dahs MURG-likh VAIR-eh

[ahm LEEP-sten zoh GAY-gen halp ven dahs MURG-likh VAIR-eh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Giving a rough time plus a polite hedge signals flexibility, which staff appreciate on busy evenings.

Phrase Breakdown

Am liebsten

ahm LEEP-sten

Ideally / Preferably

This is the superlative of 'gern' and expresses your top preference. Stress 'lieb'.

Example

Am liebsten trinke ich Tee.

I like drinking tea best.

Words in this phrase

[ahm]

(part of 'am liebsten')

Forms the superlative with 'liebsten': most of all.

Example

Am liebsten esse ich Fisch.

Most of all I like eating fish.

liebsten

[LEEP-sten]

most preferably / best

Superlative of 'gern'; with 'am' it expresses your top preference.

Example

Was isst du am liebsten?

What do you like eating most?

so gegen halb acht,

zoh GAY-gen halp

around 7:30,

This gives an approximate time. 'halb acht' means 7:30.

Example

Ich komme so gegen halb acht.

I'll come around 7:30.

Words in this phrase

[zoh]

about, roughly

Softens a time to mean approximately.

Example

Wir kommen so um sieben.

We'll come around seven.

gegen

[GAY-gen]

around, about (time)

With times it means approximately.

Example

Ich komme gegen acht.

I'll come around eight.

halb

[halp]

half (to)

In German time, 'halb' plus an hour means thirty minutes before that hour.

Example

Wir treffen uns um halb sechs.

We meet at half past five.

acht

wenn das möglich wäre.

ven dahs MURG-likh VAIR-eh

if that were possible.

A polite condition using the subjunctive 'wäre'. The verb goes to the end.

Example

Morgen, wenn das möglich wäre.

Tomorrow, if that were possible.

Words in this phrase

wenn

[ven]

Conjunction introducing a condition; sends the verb to the end.

Example

Wenn es regnet, essen wir drinnen.

If it rains, we eat inside.

das

[dahs]

that / it

'Das' can mean 'that' or 'it', depending on context.

Example

Das macht Spaß beim WM-Schauen.

That is fun when watching the World Cup.

möglich

[MURG-likh]

possible

Adjective meaning something can be done or arranged.

Example

Ist eine Reservierung heute noch möglich?

Is a reservation still possible today?

wäre

[VAIR-eh]

would be

Subjunctive of 'sein', used for polite requests.

Example

Das wäre schön.

That would be nice.

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