Germanic Languages Comparative Vocabulary: Telling Time
How to tell time in German, Dutch, and Afrikaans
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| English | German | Dutch | Afrikaans |
|---|---|---|---|
| What time is it? | Wie spät ist es? | Hoe laat is het? | Hoe laat is dit? |
| It is one o'clock | es ist ein Uhr | het is een uur | dit is eenuur |
| It is five o'clock | es ist fünf Uhr | het is vijf uur | dit is twee-uur |
| It is noon | es ist mittag | het is middag | dit is middag |
| It is midnight | es ist mitternacht | het is middernacht | dit is middernag |
| half past five | halb sechs | half zes | halfses |
| quarter to five | ein Viertel vor fünf | kwart voor vijven | kwart voor vyf |
| quarter past five | ein Viertel nach fünf | kwart over vijven | kwart oor vyf |
| twenty to five | zwanzig Minuten vor fünf | twintig minuten voor vijf | twintig voor vyf |
| twenty past five | zwanzig Minuten nach fünf | twintig minuten over vijf | twintig oor vyf |
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