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How to Say ‘At 7 pm we are full.’ in German

Um 19 Uhr sind wir voll.

oom noyn-TSEHN oor zint veer fol

[oom noyn-TSEHN oor zint veer fol]

💬 Usage Tip: When the sentence starts with the time, the verb comes straight after it and wir moves behind: um 19 Uhr sind wir, not um 19 Uhr wir sind.

Phrase Breakdown

Um 19 Uhr

oom noyn-TSEHN oor

At 7 p.m.

'Um' + time + 'Uhr' gives a clock time. Say 19 as 'neunzehn' (NOYN-tsayn). The 'Uhr' sounds like English 'oor'.

Example

Um 19 Uhr esse ich zu Abend.

At 7 p.m. I have dinner.

Words in this phrase

[oom]

Used with clock times to say when something happens.

Example

In „Um zehn Uhr“ zeigt „Um“ eine Uhrzeit an.

In “At ten o’clock,” “Um” indicates a clock time.

[noyn-TSEHN]

The number nineteen; in time expressions it means 7 p.m. in 24-hour format.

Example

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.

Example

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.

sind wir voll.

zint veer fol

we are full (fully booked).

The verb comes before 'wir' because the time phrase is first. 'Voll' is pronounced 'fol', because German 'v' sounds like 'f'.

Example

Heute sind wir leider voll.

Unfortunately, we are fully booked today.

Words in this phrase

sind

[zint]

are

A form of the verb 'sein' used with 'wir'.

Example

Wir sind eine Gruppe von Kollegen.

We are a group of colleagues.

wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

voll

[fol]

full; crowded

Describes something filled up; for a place, it means crowded with people.

Example

Der Bus ist heute sehr voll.

The bus is very full today.

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