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How to Say ‘On Saturday at three?’ in German

Am Samstag um drei?

ahm ZAMS-tahk oom dry

[ahm ZAMS-tahk oom dry]

💬 Usage Tip: Day first, then time, is the natural order: am Freitag um sieben "Friday at seven".

Phrase Breakdown

Am Samstag

ahm ZAMS-tahk

on Saturday

Use 'am' (an + dem) with days of the week.

Example

Am Samstag habe ich frei.

I'm free on Saturday.

Words in this phrase

[ahm]

on the

Contracted preposition and article used before days.

Example

Am Montag passt es leider nicht.

On Monday it unfortunately does not work.

Samstag

[ZAMS-tahk]

Saturday

The sixth day of the week.

Example

Am Samstag gehen wir essen.

On Saturday we're going out to eat.

um drei?

oom dry

at three?

Use 'um' with clock times. Roll or tap the 'r' in 'drei'. Let your voice rise for the question.

Example

Der Film beginnt um drei.

The film starts at three.

Words in this phrase

[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.

drei

[dry]

three

The number 3, often used when saying how many guests a table is for.

Example

Wir brauchen einen Tisch für drei.

We need a table for three.

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