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warm sun Jan 5, 2023, 2:17 PM

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I am learning the (time) section in German. But I am facing difficulties in what are terms like past, half, etc.
English is not my first language so I just go for numbers when speaking of time like 6:09 am/pm, etc . so what's the thing to understanding these terms? Also, is speaking time like this common in Germany? Are there any differences between English (British) and German-speaking time?

frosty reef Jan 5, 2023, 2:48 PM

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It's similarish to time in english language, but with a lot more 24h time
the biggest thing to note is halb [x] means half an hour before [x]
so halb acht = 7:30

and in general you can always say sieben Uhr dreißig etc etc

warm sun Jan 6, 2023, 5:27 PM

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frosty reef It's similarish to time in english language, but with a lot more 24h time the bi...

thanks for the referneces!

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so now time in germany is 6:30

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then it is say as halb seben?

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am i right?

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