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How to Say ‘At least 48 hours in advance’ in German

Spätestens 48 Stunden vorher

SHPAY-tes-tens AHKHT-oont-feer-tsikh SHTOON-den FOR-hair

[SHPAY-tes-tens AHKHT-oont-feer-tsikh SHTOON-den FOR-hair]

🇩🇪 In Germany: German businesses tend to apply deadlines like this strictly. Cancelling at hour 47 may still trigger the fee, so it's safer to call early.

Phrase Breakdown

Spätestens

[SHPAY-tes-tens]

at the latest

Marks the final possible time for something.

Example

Kommen Sie spätestens um acht.

Come at eight at the latest.

48 Stunden vorher

AHKHT-oont-feer-tsikh SHTOON-den FOR-hair

48 hours in advance

Say the number as 'achtundvierzig'. In 'vorher', the 'v' sounds like 'f'.

Example

Die Absage muss 48 Stunden vorher kommen.

The cancellation must come 48 hours in advance.

Words in this phrase

[AHKHT-oont-feer-tsikh]

forty-eight

The number 48, said 'achtundvierzig'.

Example

Sie haben 48 Stunden Zeit.

You have 48 hours.

Stunden

[SHTOON-den]

hours

Plural of 'Stunde', sixty minutes.

Example

Das dauert zwei Stunden.

That takes two hours.

vorher

[FOR-hair]

beforehand, before

Earlier than a given event.

Example

Bitte rufen Sie vorher an.

Please call beforehand.

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