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How to Say ‘Around 7 pm’ in German

So gegen 19 Uhr

zoh GAY-gen NOYN-tsayn

[zoh GAY-gen NOYN-tsayn]

💬 Usage Tip: gegen before a time means "around", not "against", and so softens it further. So gegen acht means roughly eight-ish.

🇩🇪 In Germany: Restaurants use the 24-hour clock on the phone, so expect 19 Uhr rather than "seven". A loose time is fine when booking, but Germans will expect you to arrive close to it.

Phrase Breakdown

So gegen

zoh GAY-gen

Around about

'So gegen' gives an approximate time. Both 'g' sounds in 'gegen' are hard, as in 'go'.

Example

So gegen Mittag komme ich.

I'll come around noon.

Words in this phrase

[zoh]

about / roughly

Softens a time or amount to mean 'approximately'.

Example

So um acht wäre gut.

Around eight would be good.

gegen

[GAY-gen]

around / about (time)

With times, means approximately.

Example

Ich komme gegen zehn.

I'll come around ten.

19 Uhr

NOYN-tsayn

7 p.m.

Say 'neunzehn Uhr'. Germans often use the 24-hour clock. 'Uhr' sounds like 'oor'.

Example

Der Film beginnt um 19 Uhr.

The film starts at 7 p.m.

Words in this phrase

[NOYN-tsayn]

nineteen

The number 19; 19 Uhr is 7 p.m.

Example

Der Zug fährt um 19 Uhr.

The train leaves at 7 p.m.

Uhr

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