Telling+The+Time

=**Telling The Time**=

**Telling the Time**
**Eg**.  Es ist sechs Uhr – It’s 6 o'clock
 * To say o’clock – put **“Uhr" **after the hour


 * To say half-past the hour – put **“halb”** before the hour
 * Eg. ** Es ist halb sieben – It’s 6:30


 * To say that it is past the hour, you use the word "nach".
 * Eg. ** Es ist zehn nach sechs – It is ten past six
 * To say that it is_ to the hour, you use "vor"
 *  Eg. **<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Es ist zehn vor sechs - It is ten to six. **

**Indicating the Time you do something ('at')**

 * To indicate 'at' what time you do something, put "um " directly in front of the time.
 * E.g. ** The lesson starts at 9 o'clock = ** Die Stunde beginnt um 9 Uhr. **

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