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How to Say ‘I'm home from fourteen o'clock.’ in German

Ich bin ab vierzehn Uhr zu Hause.

ikh bin ap FEER-tsayn oor tsoo HOW-zeh

[ikh bin ap FEER-tsayn oor tsoo HOW-zeh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: The 24-hour clock is standard for appointments in Germany, especially on the phone, because it avoids any confusion. Saying zwei Uhr could mean 2 am or 2 pm.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich bin ab vierzehn Uhr

ikh bin ap FEER-tsayn oor

I am, from 2 p.m. on,

'Ich bin' means 'I am'. 'Ab vierzehn Uhr' means 'from 2 p.m. on'. In German the time expression comes before the place.

Example

Ich bin ab vierzehn Uhr frei.

I'm free from 2 p.m.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

bin

[bin]

First-person singular form of 'sein' meaning 'to be.'

Example

Beim Kennenlernen sage ich: Ich bin neu hier.

When meeting people I say: I am new here.

[ap]

from, starting at

Preposition marking the starting point of a time.

Example

Ab Montag arbeite ich nachts.

From Monday I work nights.

vierzehn

[FEER-tsayn]

fourteen

The number 14, formed from vier (four) plus zehn (ten).

Example

Wir haben vierzehn Tage Urlaub.

We have fourteen days of vacation.

Uhr

[oor]

o'clock

Used after a number to state the time.

Example

Wir kommen um acht Uhr.

We are coming at eight o'clock.

zu Hause.

tsoo HOW-zeh

at home

'Zu Hause' means 'at home' (where you are). 'Nach Hause' means 'going home'. The 'z' sounds like 'ts'.

Example

Am Abend bin ich zu Hause.

I'm at home in the evening.

Words in this phrase

[tsoo]

Used to indicate direction or purpose.

Example

Ich habe es zu tun.

I have to do it.

Hause

[HOW-zeh]

home

Used in the fixed phrase 'zu Hause' meaning 'at home'.

Example

Sind die Kinder zu Hause?

Are the children at home?

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