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How to Say ‘At half past twelve.’ in German

Um halb eins.

oom halp ines

[oom halp ines]

💬 Usage Tip: halb eins literally means "half one", but it counts toward the next hour, so it's 12:30, not 1:30. In the same way, halb drei means 2:30.

Phrase Breakdown

[oom]

at (a time)

Preposition used before clock times to say when something happens.

Example

Wir kommen um acht Uhr.

We are coming at eight o'clock.

halb

[halp]

half (to)

In German time, 'halb' plus an hour means thirty minutes before that hour.

Example

Wir treffen uns um halb sechs.

We meet at half past five.

eins

[ines]

one

The number one used when counting or in scores.

Example

Eins zu zwei für Spanien.

One to two for Spain.

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