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How to Say ‘Would Thursday at ten work?’ in German

Ginge Donnerstag um zehn Uhr?

GING-eh DON-ers-tahk oom tsayn oor

[GING-eh DON-ers-tahk oom tsayn oor]

Phrase Breakdown

Ginge Donnerstag

GING-eh DON-ers-tahk

Would Thursday work

'Ginge' is a polite way to say 'would it work'. The 'g' is hard, as in 'go'. 'Donnerstag' means 'Thursday'. Stress the first syllable: DON-ners-tag.

Example

Ginge Donnerstag für Sie?

Would Thursday work for you?

Words in this phrase

Ginge

[GING-eh]

would it work / would it go

Subjunctive of 'gehen'; politely asks if something is possible.

Example

Ginge es auch morgen?

Would tomorrow work too?

Donnerstag

[DON-ers-tahk]

Thursday

The fourth day of the week.

Example

Am Donnerstag habe ich frei.

I'm off on Thursday.

um zehn Uhr?

oom tsayn oor

at ten o'clock?

'Um' + time means 'at'. Your voice should rise at the end because this is a question.

Example

Kommen Sie um zehn Uhr?

Are you coming at ten o'clock?

Words in this phrase

[oom]

Used with clock times when asking or stating the time.

Example

Um wie viel Uhr möchten Sie kommen?

At what time would you like to come?

zehn

[tsayn]

ten

The number ten; useful for group size in reservations.

Example

Zehn Personen brauchen wahrscheinlich zwei Tische.

Ten people probably need two tables.

Uhr

[oor]

o'clock

Used after a number to indicate time.

Example

Um 19 Uhr kommen wir ins Restaurant.

We are coming to the restaurant at 7 p.m.

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