How to Say ‘At 7 pm’ in German
Um 19 Uhr
oom noyn-TSEHN oor
[oom noyn-TSEHN oor]
🇩🇪 In Germany: Germans use the 24-hour clock for bookings and schedules, so expect 19 Uhr rather than "7". In casual chat people may still say sieben Uhr abends "seven in the evening".
Phrase Breakdown
Um
[oom]
at
Used with clock times to say when something happens.
In „Um zehn Uhr“ zeigt „Um“ eine Uhrzeit an.
In “At ten o’clock,” “Um” indicates a clock time.
19
[noyn-TSEHN]
19
The number nineteen; in time expressions it means 7 p.m. in 24-hour format.
Um 19 reservieren wir für vier Personen.
At 19:00 we are reserving for four people.
Uhr
[oor]
o'clock
Used after a number to give the hour.
In „Um zehn Uhr“ bedeutet „Uhr“ that it is a time on the clock.
In “At ten o’clock,” “Uhr” means it is a time on the clock.
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