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How to Say ‘I have a meeting at two.’ in German

Ich habe um zwei ein Meeting.

ikh HAH-beh oom tsvy ine MEE-ting

[ikh HAH-beh oom tsvy ine MEE-ting]

💬 Usage Tip: German usually puts the time before the thing: um zwei ein Meeting, not the other way around. The same order works in Ich habe morgen einen Termin "I have an appointment tomorrow".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe um zwei

ikh HAH-beh oom tsvy

I have at two

'um' plus a time means 'at'. 'zwei' sounds like 'tsvai'.

Example

Ich habe um zwei Zeit.

I have time at two.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-beh]

have

Form of 'haben' used with 'ich'.

Example

Ich habe einen Plan.

I have a plan.

[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.

zwei

[tsvy]

two

The number 2.

Example

Wir sind zwei Personen.

We are two people.

ein Meeting.

ine MEE-ting

a meeting.

Germans use the English loanword 'Meeting' (a neuter noun) and pronounce it as in English.

Example

Wir haben heute ein Meeting.

We have a meeting today.

Words in this phrase

ein

[ine]

The indefinite article 'ein'.

Example

Ich brauche ein Auto.

I need a car.

Meeting

[MEE-ting]

meeting

English loanword commonly used in German offices for a work meeting.

Example

Das Meeting beginnt um zehn Uhr.

The meeting starts at ten o'clock.

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