Now
jetzt
[jɛtst]

Later
später
[ˈʃpɛːtɐ]

Before
vor
[foːɐ̯]

Morning
Morgen
[ˈmɔʁɡn̩]

In the morning
morgens
[ˈmɔʁɡn̩s]

Tomorrow morning
morgen früh
[ˈmɔʁɡn̩ fryː]

Afternoon
Nachmittag
[ˈnaːxmɪˌtaːk]

In the afternoon
nachmittags
[ˈnaːxmɪˌtaːks]

Evening
Abend
[ˈaːbn̩t]

In the evening
abends
[ˈaːbn̩ts]

Night
Nacht
[naxt]

In the night
nachts
[naxts]

Clock Time

One o'clock AM (01:00)
ein Uhr
[aɪ̯n uːɐ̯]

Two o'clock AM (02:00)
zwei Uhr
[ʦvaɪ̯ uːɐ̯]

Noon (12:00)
zwölf Uhr or Mittag
[ʦvœlf uːɐ̯] or [ˈmɪtaːk]

One o'clock PM (13:00)
dreizehn Uhr
[ˈdʁaɪ̯ʦeːn uːɐ̯]

Two o'clock PM (14:00)
vierzehn Uhr
[ˈfiːɐ̯ʦeːn uːɐ̯]

Midnight (00:00 or 24:00)
Mitternacht or null Uhr
[ˈmɪtɐˌnaxt] or [nʊl uːɐ̯]

Eight oh one AM (08:01)
acht Uhr eins
[axt uːɐ̯ aɪ̯ns]

Seven fifty-nine PM (19:59)
neunzehn Uhr neunundfünfzig
[ˈnɔɪ̯nʦeːn uːɐ̯ ˈnɔɪ̯nʔʊntˈfʏnfʦɪç]

Quarter past one (01:15)
Viertel nach eins
[ˈfɪʁtl̩ naːx aɪ̯ns]

Half past one (01:30)
Halb zwei
[halp ʦvaɪ̯]

A quarter to two (01:45)
Viertel vor zwei
[ˈfɪʁtl̩ foːɐ̯ ʦvaɪ̯]

Asking for Time

What time is it?
Wie spät ist es?
[viː ʃpɛːt ɪst ɛs]

How many minutes/hours/days?

  • Minute(s): Minute(n)
    [mɪˈnuːtə(n)]
  • Hour(s): Stunde(n)
    [ˈʃtʊndə(n)]
  • Day(s): Tag(e)
    [taːk(e)]

Days

Today
heute
[ˈhɔʏ̯tə]

Yesterday
gestern
[ˈɡɛstɐn]

Tomorrow
morgen
[ˈmɔʁɡn̩]

Day before yesterday
vorgestern
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛstɐn]

Day after tomorrow
übermorgen
[ˈyːbɐˌmɔʁɡn̩]

This week
diese Woche
[ˈdiːzə ˈvɔxə]

Last week
letzte Woche
[ˈlɛtstə ˈvɔxə]

Next week
nächste Woche
[ˈnɛçstə ˈvɔxə]

Monday
Montag
[ˈmoːntaːk]

Tuesday
Dienstag
[ˈdiːnstaːk]

Wednesday
Mittwoch
[ˈmɪtvɔx]

Thursday
Donnerstag
[ˈdɔnɐstaːk]

Friday
Freitag
[ˈfʁaɪ̯taːk]

Saturday
Samstag
[ˈzamstaːk]
Sonnabend (North Germany)
[ˈzɔnʔaːbn̩t]

Sunday
Sonntag
[ˈzɔntaːk]

Months

January
Januar (Austria: Jänner)
[ˈjanuaʁ] (Austria: [ˈjɛnɐ])

February
Februar (Austria: Feber)
[ˈfeːbʁuaʁ] (Austria: [ˈfeːbɐ])

March
März
[mɛʁʦ]

April
April
[aˈpʁɪl]

May
Mai
[maɪ̯]

June
Juni
[ˈjuːni]

July
Juli
[ˈjuːli]

August
August
[aʊ̯ˈɡʊst]

September
September
[zɛpˈtɛmbɐ]

October
Oktober
[ɔkˈtoːbɐ]

November
November
[noˈvɛmbɐ]

December
Dezember
[deˈʦɛmbɐ]